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Foláyan MO, Schroth RJ, Duangthip D, Al-Batayneh OB, Virtanen JI, Sun IG, Arheiam A, Feldens CA, El Tantawi M. A scoping review on the association between early childhood caries and life on land: The Sustainable Development Goal 15. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0304523. [PMID: 38990909 PMCID: PMC11239008 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The Sustainable Development Goal 15 (SDG15) deals with protecting, restoring, and promoting the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably managing forests, halting and reversing land degradation, combating desertification and halting biodiversity loss. The purpose of this scoping review was to map the current evidence on the association between SDG 15 and Early Childhood Caries (ECC). METHODS This scoping review was reported in accordance with the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. Formal literature searches were conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus in March 2023 using key search terms. Studies with the criteria (in English, with full text available, addressing component of life on land, focusing on dental caries in humans, with results that can be extrapolated to control ECC in children less than 6 years of age) were included. Retrieved papers were summarised and a conceptual framework developed regarding the postulated link between SDG15 and ECC. RESULTS Two publications met the inclusion criteria. Both publications were ecological studies relating environmental findings to aggregated health data at the area level. One study concluded that the eco-hydrogeological environment was associated with human health, including caries. The other reported that excessive calcium was associated with the presence of compounds increasing groundwater acidity that had an impact on human health, including caries. The two ecological studies were linked to SDG 15.1. It is also plausible that SDG 15.2 and SDG 15.3 may reduce the risk for food insecurity, unemployment, gender inequality, zoonotic infections, conflict and migration; while SDG 15.4 may improve access to medicinal plants such as anticariogenic chewing sticks and reduction in the consumption of cariogenic diets. CONCLUSIONS There are currently no studies to support an association between ECC and SDG15 although there are multiple plausible pathways for such an association that can be explored. There is also the possibility of synergistic actions between the elements of soil, water and air in ways that differentially affect the risk of ECC. Studies on the direct link between the SDG15 and ECC are needed. These studies will require the use of innovative research approaches.
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- Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan
- Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
- Oral Health Initiative, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
- Africa Oral Health Network, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- Department of Orthodontics, Pediatric and Community Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Preventive Dentistry Department, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
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- Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Universidade Luterana Do Brasil, Canoas, Brazil
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- Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- Oral Health Initiative, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
- Africa Oral Health Network, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Sequeira-Byron P, Fedorowicz Z, Jagannath VA, Sharif MO. An AMSTAR assessment of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of oral healthcare interventions published in the Journal of Applied Oral Science (JAOS). J Appl Oral Sci 2012; 19:440-7. [PMID: 21986647 PMCID: PMC3984188 DOI: 10.1590/s1678-77572011000500002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Systematic reviews are not an assembly of anecdotes but a distillation of current best available evidence on a particular topic and as such have an important role to play in evidence-based healthcare. A substantial proportion of these systematic reviews focus on interventions, and are able to provide clinicians with the opportunity to understand and translate the best available evidence on the effects of these healthcare interventions into clinical practice. The importance of systematic reviews in summarising and identifying the gaps in evidence which might inform new research initiatives is also widely acknowledged. Their potential impact on practice and research makes their methodological quality especially important as it may directly influence their utility for clinicians, patients and policy makers. The objectives of this study were to identify systematic reviews of oral healthcare interventions published in the Journal of Applied Oral Science (JAOS) and to evaluate their methodological quality using the evaluation tool, AMSTAR. METHODS Potentially eligible systematic reviews in JAOS were identified through an electronic search of the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO). Details of the relevant aspects of methodology as reported in these systematic reviews were extracted from the full text publications. Methodological quality was assessed independently by two reviewers using the AMSTAR questionnaire. RESULTS Five systematic reviews were identified, one of which was subsequently excluded as it was a review of a diagnostic test. Summary AMSTAR scores for the four included reviews were: 1, 5, 2 and 4 out of a maximum score of 11 (range 1-5, mean 3) with only one of the reviews scoring 5. CONCLUSION AMSTAR evaluation of the methodological quality of the relatively small number of systematic reviews published in JAOS illustrated that there was room for improvement. Pre-publication and editorial appraisal of future systematic reviews might benefit from the application of tools such as AMSTAR and is to be recommended.
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- Patrick Sequeira-Byron
- Department of Preventive Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Bern, Switzerland
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Wahengbam P, Tikku AP, Lee WB. Role of titanium tetrafluoride (TiF(4)) in conservative dentistry: A systematic review. J Conserv Dent 2011; 14:98-102. [PMID: 21814345 PMCID: PMC3146121 DOI: 10.4103/0972-0707.82598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2010] [Revised: 06/22/2010] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The role of fluoride to reduce demineralization and enhance remineralization of dental hard tissue has been well documented. Different forms of fluoride solutions have been topically used in dentistry as prophylactic agents against tooth decay. In the recent past, metal fluorides, especially titanium tetrafluoride, have become popular in the fraternity of dental research due to their unique interaction with dental hard tissue. Many studies on titanium tetrafluoride, with positive and negative conclusions, have been published in many research journals. This gives the reader a plethora of inconclusive results with one study neutralizing the outcome of other, which confuses us regarding the present status of titanium tetrafluoride in the field of dentistry. This is an endeavor to organize and present the various studies of this unique compound, to provide us with a lucid overall review of its versatile potential application in dentistry, along with its fallacy/drawbacks. We have discussed its role as a cariostatic agent, pit and fissure sealant, tooth desensitizer, against dental erosion, as a root canal irrigant and others.
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- Pragya Wahengbam
- Department of Conservative Dentistry, Chandra Dental College and Hospital, Safedabad, Barabanki, India
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Dündar M, Özcan M, Çömlekoğlu M, Şen B. Nanoleakage Inhibition Within Hybrid Layer Using New Protective Chemicals and Their Effect on Adhesion. J Dent Res 2010; 90:93-8. [DOI: 10.1177/0022034510382547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Hybrid-layer degradation occurs because of acidic properties of currently used adhesive systems. Titanium tetrafluoride couples with tooth surface, and titanium compounds are not substituted. Caffeic acid phenethyl esther inhibits endogenous matrix metalloproteinases that cause hybrid-layer degradation. It was hypothesized that titanium tetrafluoride and caffeic acid phenethyl esther application on exposed dentine surfaces before adhesive applications would inhibit nanoleakage and hybrid-layer degradation without compromising the bond strength of the adhesives. In ultracut thin sections, human dentine–chemical agent–adhesive composite interfaces were observed under transmission electron microscope with complementary scanning electron microscopy. Microtensile bond strength tests were also accomplished. Titanium tetrafluoride and titanium tetrafluoride + caffeic acid phenethyl esther applications decreased bond strength values. Caffeic acid phenethyl esther showed decreased silver nitrate penetration for cements based on Bisphenol glycydilmethacrylate and methyl methacrylate, whereas cement based on 4-methacryloyloxyethyl trimellitate anhydride methyl methacrylate showed almost no infiltration. Caffeic acid phenethyl esther application before cementation could inhibit nanoleakage and biodegradation of the hybrid layer.
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- M. Dündar
- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Ege, İzmir, Turkey
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- Clinic for Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Dental Materials Science, Dental Materials Unit, Center for Dental and Oral Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Ege, İzmir, Turkey
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- Ege University School of Dentistry, Izmir, Turkey
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