Comparison of decayed, missing, filled teeth index between thalassemia major patients and control group in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mahmood Moosazadeh Nadia Elyassi Gorji Pegah Nasiri Ali Malekzadeh Shafaroudi

Published in: BDJ open (2020)

The results of this meta-analysis indicated that DMFT index was more inappropriate in patients with thalassemia, as compared to the control group which represents the higher incidence of dental caries among patients with thalassemia compared to the control group.

Keyphrases

systematic review
end stage renal disease
sickle cell disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
risk factors
meta analyses
randomized controlled trial