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The following systematic reviews are available for the topic caries, epidemiology. Links to summaries of the systematic reviews are provided if available. These summaries are not developed by the ADA. In some cases, links are provided to the full-text copy of systematic reviews published in the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).

Trends in dental caries in Latin American and Caribbean 5-6- and 11-13-year-old children: a systematic review.
Bonecker M, Cleaton-Jones P. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2003; 31(2): 152-7.

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Validation methodology in publications describing epidemiological registration methods of dental caries: a systematic review.
Sjogren P, Ordell S, Halling A. Community Dent Health 2003; 20(4): 251-9.

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Obesity and dental caries—A systematic review.
Kantovitz KR, Pascon FM, Rontani RM, Gaviao MB. Oral Health Prev Dent 2006; 4(2): 137-44.

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Are mutans streptococci detected in preschool children a reliable predictive factor for dental caries risk? A systematic review.
Thenisch NL, Bachmann LM, Imfeld T, Leisebach Minder T, Steurer J. Caries Res. 2006; 40: 366-74.

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Caries prevalence in children with cleft lip and palate—a systematic review of case-control studies.
Hasslof P, Twetman S. Int J Paediatr Dent 2007 Sep; 17(5): 313-9.

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