The Prevalence of dental caries in deciduous and permanent teeth in Iranian children: A Systematic review and Meta-analysis

Background and Purpose: Tooth decay is one of the most common problems in dentistry in this period. Therefore, considering the importance of this issue on public health, this study aims to provide a systematic review and meta-analytic study of the importance of dental caries in deciduous and permanent teeth in children, during 1 to 15 year age range. A meta-analysis was performed for relevant articles in scientific databases including ، Medline (PubMed) و ScienceDirect و Google scholar and SID (March 1997 to February 2016). Heterogeneity of study was checked using index. Data were analyzed using the Comprehensive Meta-analysis (CMA) software. In the 22 papers submitted to the meta-analysis process, which included 13 articles of dental caries in deciduous teeth's and 9 articles of permanent teeth decay, 29225 individuals aged 1 to 15 years included group of deciduous teeth's 6118 individuals In the age range of 1 to 7 years, and the group of permanent teeth, 23107 individuals aged 8 to 15 years, the overall prevalence of dental caries in deciduous teeth (dmf) was 62. 8% (Cl 95%: 52. 2-72. 4%) and the overall prevalence of caries in permanent teeth (DMF) of Iranian children was 78. 6% (Cl 95%: 73-83. 2%). According to the results of this study, the prevalence of dental caries in deciduous and permanent teeth was high in Iranian children and therefore provision of training to increase parental awareness and affordable and available dentistry services is essential for growth.