Oral health-related quality of life · Indian adults and elderly (general, police, teachers, institutionalised)
Evidence on periodontal disease (CPI) and OHRQoL is inconsistent across studies (very low certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
Periodontal disease (CPI) vs none: studies show inconsistency; two studies showed poor QoL (Nagarajappa 2015, Saxena 2018), one no significant association (Shivakumar 2018); 1345 participants, 3 observational studies;…
3 studies · 1345 participants
Very low
SMD -0.18 [-0.53, 0.18]
4 studies · 3064 participants
Very low
Periodontal disease (CPI) and QoL (continuous, GOHAI): CPI scores negatively correlated with QoL in one study (Rekhi 2016); no significant relation in another (Marya 2020, P>0.05). Not pooled.
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · Indians
Continuous analyses (GOHAI, OHIP-14) of gingivitis and OHRQoL were inconsistent and mostly non-significant; ungraded.
2 findings from 1 review
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 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
Oral health-related quality of life · Indian elderly and general-population adults
Prosthetic need was significantly associated with poorer OHRQoL in both included studies (moderate certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
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 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 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
Oral health-related quality of life · Indian elderly
Evidence on functional edentulism and OHRQoL is inconsistent across two studies (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Functional edentulism vs none: studies show inconsistency; one study found a significant association (Pushpanjali 2013), one did not (Shivakumar 2018); 368 participants, 2 observational studies; Very low certainty (Fig…
2 studies · 368 participants
Very low
SMD 0.31 [-0.37, 0.99]
4 studies · 1146 participants
Very low
Oral health-related quality of life · Indian children and adults
Two studies found bruxers have poorer OHRQoL than non-bruxers; narrative, ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Bruxism and QoL (continuous, OHIP-14): bruxers have poorer OHRQoL than non-bruxers (Thetakala 2018, Suguna 2020). Two studies, 284 individuals; not pooled.
2 studies · 284 participants
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · Completely edentulous people
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Not measured
0 studies
No studies found
Oral health-related quality of life · Completely edentulous people
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Completely edentulous people
It is very uncertain whether single-stage alginate impression (simplified method) changes participant-reported oral health-related quality of life (OHIP-EDENT) compared with two stage-two step zinc-oxide eugenol (ZoE) traditional method (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Completely edentulous people
It is very uncertain whether single-stage alginate impression (simplified method) changes participant-reported oral health-related quality of life (OHIP-EDENT) compared with two stage-two step elastomer (silicone, polysulfide, or polyether)… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL sum score, transformed 0-100)
1 finding from 1 review
MEAN 77.0
45 studies
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · people aged 60 years and older living in the community
OHRQoL did not differ significantly by country-level periodontal disease prevalence; no pooled estimate was reported in the text (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · people aged 60 years and older living in the community
Community-dwelling older adults in higher-income countries had better OHRQoL than those in lower-income countries (77.9, 95% CI 70.2 to 85.6 vs 66.9, 95% CI 56.7 to 77.0); the difference by income was statistically significant (ungraded).
2 findings from 1 review
MEAN 77.9 [70.2, 85.6]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
MEAN 66.9 [56.7, 77.0]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · people aged 60 years and older living in the community
Older adults in countries with relative income equality (low Gini index) had markedly higher OHRQoL (91.3, 95% CI 90.0 to 92.6) than those in less equal countries; the difference by Gini index was statistically significant (ungraded).
4 findings from 1 review
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MEAN 81.2 [75.3, 88.3]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · people aged 60 years and older living in the community
Older adults in higher-HDI countries had better OHRQoL (high 79.9, 95% CI 74.4 to 85.5; very high 78.4, 95% CI 71.1 to 85.8) than those in medium-HDI countries (63.5, 95% CI 54.3 to 72.7); the difference by HDI was statistically significant (ungraded).
3 findings from 1 review
MEAN 79.9 [74.4, 85.5]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
MEAN 63.5 [54.3, 72.7]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
MEAN 78.4 [71.1, 85.8]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · people aged 60 years and older living in the community
OHRQoL did not differ significantly across country-level unemployment-rate categories; no pooled estimate was reported in the text (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · people aged 60 years and older living in the community
OHRQoL did not differ significantly across per-capita health-expenditure categories; no pooled estimate was reported in the text (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · people aged 60 years and older living in the community
OHRQoL did not differ significantly by country-level edentulism prevalence; no pooled estimate was reported in the text (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · people aged 60 years and older living in the community
Lower out-of-pocket health expenditure was associated with better OHRQoL (83.9, 95% CI 75.2 to 92.6 vs 67.5, 95% CI 58.5 to 76.5); the difference was statistically significant (ungraded).
2 findings from 1 review
MEAN 67.5 [58.5, 76.5]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
MEAN 83.9 [75.2, 92.6]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · people aged 60 years and older living in the community
Lower country-level dental caries prevalence was associated with better OHRQoL (low-prevalence pooled mean 81.5, 95% CI 76.5 to 86.6, higher than high-prevalence countries); statistically significant (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
MEAN 81.5 [76.5, 86.6]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · Indian children and young adults
Two studies found dental fluorosis significantly associated with poorer OHRQoL; narrative, ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental fluorosis and QoL (continuous, OIDP/CPQ11-14): a significant difference between individuals with and without fluorosis on OHRQoL (Nagarajappa 2015, Shyam 2020). Two studies, 3000 individuals; not pooled.
2 studies · 3000 participants
GRADE not reported