Iron deficiency and early childhood caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds

Previous surveys have found that children with iron deficiency (ID) were likely to suffer from early childhood caries (ECC). We aimed to assess the scientific evidence about whether ID is intrinsically related to ECC.

Methods

The medical subject headings (MeSH) terms and free words were searched on PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, and the Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals from March 2020 to September 2020. Two researchers independently screened the articles. Data extraction and cross-checking were performed for the studies that met the inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis was performed using the Cochrane Collaboration's Review Manager 5.3 software.

Results

After excluding duplication and irrelevant l

SUBMITTER: Ji SQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8667991 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature