Marilisa Carneiro Leão Gabardo1, Letícia Maira Wambier2, Juliana Schaia Rocha2, Erika Calvano Küchler3, Rafaela Mariana de Lara2, Denise Piotto Leonardi2, Manoel Damião Sousa-Neto4, Flares Baratto-Filho2, Edgard Michel-Crosato5. 1. School of Health and Biological Sciences, Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Electronic address: marilisagabardo@gmail.com. 2. School of Health and Biological Sciences, Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. 3. School of Health and Biological Sciences, Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. 4. Department of Restorative Dentistry, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. 5. Department of Social Dentistry, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to evaluate the association between pulp stones and kidney stones. METHODS: A search for observational studies was performed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, and the gray literature. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for Risk of Bias criteria were used to evaluate the internal quality of the included studies. A fixed-effects meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the association between the conditions. RESULTS: A total of 213 studies were identified after the removal of duplicates. Of these, 9 studies were selected after screening the titles and abstracts. Finally, after full-text reading for qualitative analysis, 7 studies were selected, and of these, 2 were used in the meta-analysis. A significant association was found between pulp stones and kidney stones (1.97 [95% confidence interval, 1.21-3.18]; P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed an association between pulp stones and kidney stones. Further well-designed studies should be conducted in order to confirm whether pulp stones are predictive indicators of undiagnosed kidney stones.
INTRODUCTION: A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to evaluate the association between pulp stones and kidney stones. METHODS: A search for observational studies was performed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, and the gray literature. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for Risk of Bias criteria were used to evaluate the internal quality of the included studies. A fixed-effects meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the association between the conditions. RESULTS: A total of 213 studies were identified after the removal of duplicates. Of these, 9 studies were selected after screening the titles and abstracts. Finally, after full-text reading for qualitative analysis, 7 studies were selected, and of these, 2 were used in the meta-analysis. A significant association was found between pulp stones and kidney stones (1.97 [95% confidence interval, 1.21-3.18]; P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed an association between pulp stones and kidney stones. Further well-designed studies should be conducted in order to confirm whether pulp stones are predictive indicators of undiagnosed kidney stones.
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