Pediatric Dental Caries Health State Transition Probabilities from a Systematic Review

12 reports on 11 studies synthesize evidence on transition probabilities between childhood dental health states. The data was extracted by Xenia Teplitzky from observational and modeling studies identified via PubMed and Scopus searches up to September 2025. The review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD420251135660) and last updated on the platform in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Parameterizing Markov or multi-state models based on synthesized transition probabilities.
• Analyzing patterns of caries progression, regression, and stability based on the narrative synthesis of study results.
• Identifying research gaps and variability sources for future pediatric caries studies based on the discussion of methodological limitations.

Strengths

• Data originates from a registered systematic review (PROSPERO CRD420251135660).
• Evidence is synthesized from 12 reports across diverse study designs and populations.
• Includes methodological quality appraisal using established tools like JBI checklists.

Limitations

• The dataset is small at 81.1 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review of PubMed and Scopus.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 05:28:03; freshness should be verified.