Genetic Variants and Dental Caries Susceptibility: An Umbrella Review and Multilevel Meta-Analysis

Genes (Basel) · 2026 · PMC13299435

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marginally significantno p-value reported

The heterozygous genotype was associated with a 25% increase in the odds of caries, which was marginally significant.

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nominally significantno p-value reported

The nominally significant SNP associations identified in the present review should be regarded as preliminary, hypothesis-generating results.

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