Figure 7
From: Oral microflora and pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Effect of prenatal dental treatment on salivary S. mutans reduction. A meta-analysis was performed on two studies that assessed salivary S. mutans carriage before and after receiving prenatal dental treatment. Study heterogeneity (I2) and the related p value were calculated using the continuous random effect methods. The Mean Difference, 95% CI of each study included in the meta-analysis and forest plot of comparison indicate that, regarding salivary S. mutans carriage, there is no statistically significant difference before and after prenatal dental treatment (p = 0.38).
