Edentulism (complete or partial missing teeth) vs Individuals without edentulism: Oral health-related quality of life
One study found edentulism did not affect OHRQoL (dichotomous); ungraded.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Edentulism (complete or partial missing teeth) vs Individuals without edentulism Oral health-related quality of life (dichotomous: poor vs not) · Indian elderly · India; community-based and institutional settings across multiple states One study found edentulism did not affect OHRQoL (dichotomous); ungraded. Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) All outcomes | Edentulism and QoL (dichotomous): edentulism did not affect OHRQoL (Shivakumar 2018). Single study, not pooled. | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Edentulism (complete or partial missing teeth) vs Individuals without edentulism Oral health-related quality of life (continuous), measured by GOHAI / WHOQoL · Indian elderly · India; community-based and institutional settings across multiple states Continuous (GOHAI/WHOQoL) evidence on edentulism and OHRQoL was inconsistent across two studies; ungraded. Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) All outcomes | Edentulism and QoL (continuous, GOHAI/WHOQoL): one study reported edentulism negatively influenced QoL (Marina 2019), one found no effect (Appukuttan 2016). Not pooled. | 2 studies | GRADE not reported |
Edentulism (complete or partial missing teeth) vs Individuals without edentulism Oral health-related quality of life (continuous), measured by OHIP-14 · Indian elderly · India; community-based and institutional settings across multiple states One study found no significant association between edentulism and OHRQoL on OHIP-14; ungraded. Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) All outcomes | Edentulism and QoL (continuous, OHIP-14): no significant association between individuals with and without edentulism (Ajai 2020). Single study, not pooled. | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and Meta-analysis. 2023 All outcomes | Up to July 2022 | 41 | Not applicable |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.