Oral hygiene practices and dental caries experience in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Adetayo Aborisade, Amina Mohammed Ali, Chizoba Okolo, Titilola Abike Gbaja-Biamila, Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu, Abideen Olurotimi Salako, Ifeoluwa Eunice Adewole, Mobolaji Timothy Olagunju, Olunike Rebecca Abodurin, George Uchenna Eleje, Ucheoma Catherine Nwaozuru, Adebola Oluyemisi Ehizele, Joanne Marie Lusher, Maha El Tantawi, Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi, Morẹ́nikẹ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0342631
Published: 2026-08-11
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0342631,
  title = {Oral hygiene practices and dental caries experience in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis},
  author = {Adetayo Aborisade and Amina Mohammed Ali and Chizoba Okolo and Titilola Abike Gbaja-Biamila and Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu and Abideen Olurotimi Salako and Ifeoluwa Eunice Adewole and Mobolaji Timothy Olagunju and Olunike Rebecca Abodurin and George Uchenna Eleje and Ucheoma Catherine Nwaozuru and Adebola Oluyemisi Ehizele and Joanne Marie Lusher and Maha El Tantawi and Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi and Morẹ́nikẹ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0342631},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342631}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Oral hygiene practices and dental caries experience in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis
AU  - Adetayo Aborisade
AU  - Amina Mohammed Ali
AU  - Chizoba Okolo
AU  - Titilola Abike Gbaja-Biamila
AU  - Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu
AU  - Abideen Olurotimi Salako
AU  - Ifeoluwa Eunice Adewole
AU  - Mobolaji Timothy Olagunju
AU  - Olunike Rebecca Abodurin
AU  - George Uchenna Eleje
AU  - Ucheoma Catherine Nwaozuru
AU  - Adebola Oluyemisi Ehizele
AU  - Joanne Marie Lusher
AU  - Maha El Tantawi
AU  - Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi
AU  - Morẹ́nikẹ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS One
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0342631
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342631
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Aborisade, A., Ali, A. M., Okolo, C., Gbaja-Biamila, T. A., Akinsolu, F. T., Salako, A. O., Adewole, I. E., Olagunju, M. T., Abodurin, O. R., Eleje, G. U., Nwaozuru, U. C., Ehizele, A. O., Lusher, J. M., Tantawi, M. E., Ezechi, O. C., & Foláyan, M. O. (2026). Oral hygiene practices and dental caries experience in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342631

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