Prevalence of Caries among School Children in Saudi Arabia: A Meta-Analysis.

Tasneem R AdamAbdullah I Al-SharifAretas Babatoundé Nounnagnon TonouhewaAbdulaziz A AlKheraif

Published in: Advances in preventive medicine (2022)

. In this systematic review, the summary estimate of the prevalence of dental caries among children of 5-7 years and 12-15 years were 84% and 72%, respectively. Further research is required to identify approaches for preventing and treating dental caries in schoolchildren.

Keyphrases

systematic review
risk factors
meta analyses
young adults
oral health