Table 8 dmft, Care index (CI) and Restorative index (RI) in CLD and CNLD (n = 25 studies; 9 studies with dmft and standard deviations reported). Autism subgroup. Studies where dmft data couldn’t be used are shown in learning disability subgroup tables, with reasons why, but are not included in calculations. All data were calculated from the primary data reported in Additional file 1: Appendix 2
Autism (primary teeth; n = 8 studies) | ||||||||||
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Study | Number of participants | Ages | dmft/deft data | |||||||
CLD | CNLD | CLD dmft / deft (sd) | CNLD dmft / deft (sd) | CLD CI | CNLD CI | CLD RI | CNLD RI | Reason no DMFT data included | ||
Al-Maweri 2014 [16] | 42 | 84 | 5–16 | 5.23 (2.34) | 4.06 (2.98) | 0.05 | 0.10 |  |  |  |
Bhandary 2017 [19] | 30 | 30 | 6–12 |  |  |  |  |  |  | No dmft/deft data |
Du 2014 [49] | 257 | 257 | 3–7 |  |  |  |  |  |  | No dmft/deft data |
El Khatib 2014 [22] | 100 | 100 | 3–13 | 3.53 (4.57) | 3.56 (3.86) |  |  |  |  |  |
Fakroon 2014 [23] | 50 | 50 | 3–14 | 1.13 (1.84) | 2.85 (3.32) | 0.25 | 0.02 | 0.25 | 0.03 |  |
Jaber 2011 [26] | 61 | 61 | 6–16 | 0.80 (0.20) | 0.30 (0.30) |  |  |  |  |  |
Namal 2007 [58] | 62 | 301 | 7–12 |  |  |  |  |  |  | No dmft/deft data |
Yashoda 2014 [30] | 135 | 135 | 4–15 | 0.40 (2.48) | 0.59 (1.28) |  |  |  |  |  |
Subgroup Total | 737 | 1018 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mean (sd) | 92.13 (±74.74) | 127.25 (±99.65) |  | 2.42 (±1.90) | 2.27 (±1.73) |  |  |  |  |  |