TABLE 2.
Prevalence of root filled teeth (RFT) and percentage of people with at least one RFT in the 74 included studies
| Authors | Year | Country | Prevalence of RFT (%; 95% CI) | Percentage of people with at least one RFT (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | ||||
| Touré et al. | 2008 | Senegal | 2.6 (2.2–3.0) | Not provided |
| Oginni et al. | 2015 | Nigeria | 12.2 (11.8–12.7) | 61.2 (57.8–64.7) |
| Ahmed et al. | 2017 | Sudan | 1.6 (1.3–2.0) | 21.0 (15.4–26.6) |
| America | ||||
| Buckley et al. | 1995 | USA | 5.5 (4.9–6.1) | Not provided |
| Dugas et al. | 2003 | Canada | 2.5 (2.3–2.8) | 62.8 (59.0–66.6) |
| Terças et al. | 2006 | Brazil | 11.0 (10.2–11.9) | Not provided |
| Chen et al. | 2007 | USA | 4.8 (4.1–5.5) | 38.8 (32.2–45.5) |
| Hollanda et al. | 2008 | Brazil | 21.4 (21.0–21.9) | Not provided |
| Zhong et al. | 2008 | USA | 2.2 (2.1–2.4) | 33.8 (30.6–36.9) |
| Paes da Silva Ramos et al. | 2013 | Brazil | 7.4 (6.7–8.1) | Not provided |
| Hebling et al. | 2014 | Brazil | 13.4 (11.2–15.5) | 49.0 (39.1–58.9) |
| Berlinck et al. | 2015 | Brazil | 6.9 (6.6–7.2) | Not provided |
| Jalali et al. | 2017 | USA | 5.7 (4.9–6.4) | 58.8 (50.3–67.2) |
| Asia | ||||
| Tsuneishi et al. | 2005 | Japan | 20.5 (19.8–21.1) | 86.5 (83.9–89.0) |
| Sunay et al. | 2007 | Turkey | 5.1 (4.7–5.6) | 46.9 (41.9–52.0) |
| Gulsahi et al. | 2008 | Turkey | 3.3 (3.1–3.5) | Not provided |
| Asgary et al. | 2010 | Iran | 3.6 (3.3–3.8) | 41.4 (38.5–44.4) |
| Gencoglu et al. | 2010 | Turkey | 9.4 (8.8–10.0) | Not provided |
| Al‐Omari et al. | 2011 | Jordan | 5.7 (5.2–6.3) | Not provided |
| Gumru et al. | 2011 | Turkey | 1.6 (1.4–1.7) | 61.2 |
| Ozbas et al. | 2011 | Turkey | 1.6 (1.3–1.8) | Not provided |
| Mukhaimer et al. | 2012 | Palestine | 13.2 (12.4–14.0) | Not provided |
| Kalender et al. | 2013 | Turkey | 8.9 (8.5–9.3) | 64.0 |
| Ureyen Kaya et al. | 2013 | Turkey | 2.6 (2.4–2.8) | Not provided |
| Archana et al. | 2015 | India | 4.1 (3.9–4.3) | Not provided |
| Alrahabi et al. | 2016 | Saudi Arabia | 6.4 (6.0–6.7) | 52.8 |
| Hussein et al. | 2016 | Malaysia | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) | Not provided |
| Europe | ||||
| Allard et al. | 1986 | Sweden | 17.6 (16.1–19.1) | 97.3 |
| Petersson et al. | 1986 | Sweden | 13.0 (12.1–14.0) | Not provided |
| Bergström et al. | 1987 | Sweden | 6.5 (5.9–7.1) | Not provided |
| Eckerbom et al. | 1988 | Sweden | 13.0 (12.1–14.0) | Not provided |
| Eriksen et al. | 1988 | Sweden | 3.4 (2.8–4.0) | 53.2 |
| Petersson et al. | 1989 | Sweden | 22.2 (21.4–22.9) | 93.0 |
| Odesjo et al. | 1990 | Sweden | 8.6 (8.1–9.0) | Not provided |
| Eriksen et al. | 1991 | Norway | 6.0 (5.1–6.8) | 56.0 |
| Imfeld et al. | 1991 | Switzerland | 20.3 (18.5–22.0) | 77.6 |
| De Cleen et al. | 1993 | Netherlands | 2.3 (1.9–2.8) | Not provided |
| Ainamo et al. | 1994 | Finland | 21.0 (19.4–22.7) | 76.0 |
| Eriksen et al. | 1995 | Norway | 1.3 (0.9–1.7) | 24.0 |
| Soikonen et al. | 1995 | Finland | 21.5 (19.9–23.2) | Not provided |
| Weiger et al. | 1997 | Germany | 2.7 (2.3–3.0) | Not provided |
| Marques et al. | 1998 | Portugal | 1.6 (1.2–1.9) | 22.0 |
| Sidaravicius et al. | 1999 | Lithuania | 8.2 (7.4–9.1) | 64.6 |
| De Moor et al. | 2000 | Belgium | 6.8 (6.0–7.5) | Not provided |
| Narhi et al. | 2000 | Finland | 21.1(18.6–23.6) | Not provided |
| Kirkevang et al. | 2001 | Denmark | 4.8 (4.5–5.2) | 52.0 |
| Boucher et al. | 2002 | France | 19.1 (18.0–20.1) | Not provided |
| Lupi‐Pegurier et al. | 2002 | France | 18.9 (18.0–19.8) | Not provided |
| Jimenez‐Pinzon et al. | 2004 | Spain | 2.1 (1.7–2.5) | Not provided |
| Georgopoulou et al. | 2005 | Greece | 8.9 (8.2–9.5) | 65.6 |
| Kabak et al. | 2005 | Belarus | 20.3 (19.9–20.8) | Not provided |
| Loftus et al. | 2005 | Ireland | 2.0 (1.7–2.4) | 31.8 |
| Kirkevang et al. | 2006 | Denmark | 5.7 (5.2–6.1) | 58.8 |
| Skudutyte‐Rysstad et al. | 2006 | Norway | 1.5 (1.2–1.9) | 23.0 |
| Frisk et al. | 2008 | Sweden | 5.5 (5.1–5.9) | Not provided |
| Segura‐Egea et al. | 2008 | Spain | 2.1 (1.7–2.5) | 41.0 |
| Covello et al. | 2010 | Italy | 11.4 (10.8–12.1) | Not provided |
| Kamberi et al. | 2011 | Kosovo | 2.3 (1.8–2.8) | Not provided |
| Matijevic et al. | 2011 | Croatia | 8.5 (8.3–8.8) | 75.9 |
| Peters et al. | 2011 | Netherlands | 4.9 (4.3–5.5) | Not provided |
| Huumonen et al. | 2012 | Finland | 7.3 (7.2–7.5) | 61.3 |
| López‐López et al. | 2012 | Spain | 6.4 (5.9–6.9) | Not provided |
| Rocha et al. | 2012 | Portugal | 3.9 (3.4–4.4) | Not provided |
| Jersa et al. | 2013 | Latvia | 17.8 (16.9–18.7) | 87.0 |
| Di Filippo et al. | 2014 | UK | 3.4 (2.8–4.0) | Not provided |
| Dutta et al. | 2014 | Scotland | 4.8 (4.1–5.5) | Not provided |
| Lemagner et al. | 2015 | France | 18.2 (16.6–19.8) | Not provided |
| Huumonen et al. | 2017 | Finland | 6.6 (6.5–6.8) | 58.0 |
| Kielbassa et al. | 2017 | Austria | 11.1 (10.7–11.5) | Not provided |
| Van der Veken et al. | 2017 | Belgium | 12.2 (11.6–12.8) | 70.2 |
| Vengerfeldt et al. | 2017 | Estonia | 6.9 (6.8–7.1) | 58.2 |
| Bürklein et al. | 2019 | Germany | 8.2 (7.6–8.8) | Not provided |
| Meirinhos et al. | 2020 | Portugal | 11.1 (10.6–11.5) | Not provided |
| Oceania | ||||
| Punch | 1997 | Australia | 2.4 (2.0–2.8) | Not provided |
| Da Silva et al. | 2009 | Australia | 8.8 (8.1–9.5) | Not provided |
| Timmerman et al. | 2017 | Australia | 1.7 (1.5–1.9) | 19.9 |
Note: The studies have been ordered by continents and countries.