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Prosthetic need vs Individuals without prosthetic need: Oral health-related quality of life
- Population
- Indian elderly and general-population adults
- Intervention
- Prosthetic need
- Comparison
- Individuals without prosthetic need
- Outcome
- Oral health-related quality of life
Prosthetic need was significantly associated with poorer OHRQoL in both included studies (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions onlyNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 66.7%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Prosthetic need vs Individuals without prosthetic need Oral health-related quality of life (dichotomous: poor vs not) · Indian elderly and general-population adults · India; community-based and institutional settings across multiple states Prosthetic need was significantly associated with poorer OHRQoL in both included studies (moderate certainty). Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) All outcomes | Prosthetic need vs none: both included studies showed a significant association with poor QoL (Nagarajappa 2015, Shivakumar 2018); 950 participants, 2 observational studies; Moderate certainty (Fig 1 GRADE SoF). No… | 2 studies · 950 participants | Moderate |
Prosthetic need vs Individuals without prosthetic need Oral health-related quality of life (continuous), measured by OHIP-14 · Indian elderly and general-population adults · India; community-based and institutional settings across multiple states One study found prosthetic need significantly related to OHRQoL components on OHIP-14; ungraded. Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) All outcomes | Prosthetic need and QoL (continuous, OHIP-14): prosthetic need was significantly related to various components of OHRQoL (Joseph 2016). Single study, not pooled. | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Prosthetic need vs Individuals without prosthetic need Oral health-related quality of life (continuous), measured by GOHAI · Indian elderly and general-population adults · India; community-based and institutional settings across multiple states GOHAI evidence for prosthetic need and OHRQoL was mostly positive (2 of 3 studies) but not pooled; ungraded. Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) All outcomes | Prosthetic need and QoL (continuous, GOHAI): of three studies, one found no significant difference (Shetty 2013) and two proved the association (Pillai 2015, Rekhi 2018). Not pooled. | 3 studies | 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 |
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