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Table 2 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Diagnostic accuracy, available treatment, and diagnostic methods of dental caries in practice: a meta-analysis

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Randomized Clinical Trials, Cohort studies and cross-sectional study

Review articles and comments

Prevalence of dental caries relationship-based, risk assessment, awareness-based, and treatment-based

Studies other to the included criteria

Risk factor of reappearance of dental caries

Other factors responsible such as smoking, alcohol intake, parent illiteracy etc.

All the research papers published in last 50 years on dental caries and risk management

Research paper based on studies before 1960