Gingivitis (assessed by gingival index or WHO criteria) vs Individuals without gingivitis: Oral health-related quality of life
Continuous analyses (GOHAI, OHIP-14) of gingivitis and OHRQoL were inconsistent and mostly non-significant; ungraded.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Gingivitis (assessed by gingival index or WHO criteria) vs Individuals without gingivitis Oral health-related quality of life (continuous), measured by GOHAI / OHIP-14 · Indians (adolescents, adults, elderly, children) · India; community-based and institutional settings across multiple states Continuous analyses (GOHAI, OHIP-14) of gingivitis and OHRQoL were inconsistent and mostly non-significant; ungraded. Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) All outcomes | Gingivitis and QoL (continuous): GOHAI - one study found poorer QoL (Appukuttan 2016, P<0.05), one no significant association (Marya 2020, P=0.08); OHIP-14 - no impact (Sreela 2020, P=0.0762). Not pooled. | 3 studies | GRADE not reported |
Gingivitis (assessed by gingival index or WHO criteria) vs Individuals without gingivitis Oral health-related quality of life (dichotomous: poor vs not) · Indians (adolescents, adults, elderly, children) · India; community-based and institutional settings across multiple states Evidence on gingivitis and OHRQoL is inconsistent, with only one of three studies showing an association (very low certainty). Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) All outcomes | Gingivitis vs no gingivitis: studies show inconsistency; one study showed poor QoL (Shivakumar 2018, OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.67), two studies no significant association (Baiju 2019, Singh 2020); 943 participants, 3… | 3 studies · 943 participants | Very low |
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.