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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
79 questions in 7 reviews · cluster CL0071
current versionsNo studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 62 · 78.5%Very low 11 · 13.9%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 6 · 7.6%High 0 · 0%
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| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Gingivitis vs No gingivitis Poor oral health-related quality of life · Indians Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 943 participants | Very low |
Malocclusion (occlusal disorders) vs Absence/lower severity of malocclusion Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Adolescents (10-19 years) Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. (2023) | The studies who avaliate occlusal disorders, concluded that this pathology have a negative impact on OHRQoL in adolescents. | NR | Ungraded |
Dental caries (assessed by DMFT/deft/dmft, WHO criteria or PUFA) vs Individuals without dental caries Oral health-related quality of life (dichotomous: poor vs not) · Indians across all ages (children, adolescents, adults, elderly) · By OHRQoL scale / score direction (dichotomous) Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) | OR 4.73 [2.91, 7.68] | 7 studies · 4114 participants | Ungraded |
Favorable family structure (being an only child; nuclear family) vs Having siblings / non-nuclear family structure Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Adolescents (10-19 years) Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. (2023) | Being an only child, growing up in your nuclear family or family structure, household conditions, and number of people per household and maternal age are predictors of better OHRQoL [43]. | NR | Ungraded |
Treatment of traumatic dental injury vs Untreated dental trauma Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Adolescents (10-19 years) Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. (2023) | Treatment of TDI reduces the negative impact on OHRQoL in adolescents, based on parental perception [33]. Treatment of traumatic dental injuries reduces the impact on the OHRQoL with low evidence [46]. | NR | Ungraded |
Functional edentulism vs No functional edentulism Poor oral health-related quality of life · Indians Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 368 participants | Very low |
Functional edentulism (<20 remaining teeth) vs Individuals without functional edentulism Oral health-related quality of life (dichotomous: poor vs not) · Indian elderly (>60 years) Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) | 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 |
Periodontal disease assessed by loss of attachment (LOA / clinical attachment loss) vs Individuals without periodontal disease (by LOA) Oral health-related quality of life (continuous), measured by GOHAI · Indian adults and elderly (police, teachers, general and institutionalised populations) Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) | Periodontal disease (LOA) and QoL (continuous, GOHAI): one study reported a significant negative impact (Rekhi 2016), one found no significant association (Marya 2020). Not pooled. | 2 studies | Ungraded |
Functional edentulism (<20 remaining teeth) vs Individuals without functional edentulism Oral health-related quality of life (continuous), measured by GOHAI · Indian elderly (>60 years) Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) | SMD 0.31 [-0.37, 0.99] | 4 studies · 1146 participants | Very low |
Toothache / dental pain vs No dental pain Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Adolescents (10-19 years) Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. (2023) | Toothache, DMT and tooth loss have a high impact on OHRQoL in adolescentes [26]. There is low evidence that dental pain has a negative impact on OHRQoL [37]. | NR | Ungraded |
Access to dental care / health services vs No / limited access to dental care Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Adolescents (10-19 years) Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. (2023) | having parents who can provide dental care and safe housing are positive predictors for OHRQoL. access to dental care and the performance of health promotion programs are directly proportional to OHRQoL in adolescents. | NR | Ungraded |
Malocclusion vs No malocclusion Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), impaired (qualitative synthesis) · Adolescents aged 10-19 years Malocclusions and quality of life among adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2023) | Impaired OHRQoL, qualitative synthesis: relative effect not estimable across the 13 studies (13,864 participants); moderate quality of evidence (GRADE). | 13 studies · 13864 participants | Moderate |
Periodontal disease assessed by loss of attachment (LOA / clinical attachment loss) vs Individuals without periodontal disease (by LOA) Oral health-related quality of life (dichotomous: poor vs not) · Indian adults and elderly (police, teachers, general and institutionalised populations) Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) | Periodontal disease (LOA) and QoL (dichotomous): two studies found a significant association (Saxena 2018, Abhishek 2016), one denied it (Nagarajappa 2015, P=0.687). Not pooled. | 3 studies | Ungraded |
Dental caries (assessed by DMFT/deft/dmft, WHO criteria or PUFA) vs Individuals without dental caries Oral health-related quality of life (dichotomous: poor vs not) · Indians across all ages (children, adolescents, adults, elderly) Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) | OR 3.54 [2.24, 5.60] | 10 studies · 4945 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 Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) | 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 | Ungraded |
Dental caries (assessed by DMFT/deft/dmft, WHO criteria or PUFA) vs Individuals without dental caries Oral health-related quality of life (continuous), measured by OHIP-14 / ECOHIS / Michigan Oral Health QoL · Indians across all ages (children, adolescents, adults, elderly) Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) | SMD 0.87 [0.34, 1.40] | 6 studies · 4511 participants | Moderate |
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) Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) | 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 |
Prosthetic need vs Individuals without prosthetic need Oral health-related quality of life (continuous), measured by GOHAI · Indian elderly and general-population adults Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and… (2023) | 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 | Ungraded |
Dental (tooth) agenesis vs No dental agenesis Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Adolescents (10-19 years) Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. (2023) | tooth agenesis does not have enough scientific evidence to support a relationship between OHRQoL [41]. No articles were found that had evaluated children and adolescent. Only one was found to have a greater impact in… | NR | Ungraded |
Skin color / ethnicity vs Reference skin color / ethnicity Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Adolescents (10-19 years) Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. (2023) | Biological data such as skin color and age have no concrete evidence about this impact in the OHRQoL. Important aspects like gender and skin color did not have their level of impact clarified. | NR | Ungraded |
Younger children's age (3-5 years) vs Older children (>5 years) Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Children aged 3-12 years · Age 3 years The Association of Oral Health Status, demographic characteristics and socioeconomic determinants with Oral… (2020) | OR 2.00 [1.42, 2.57] | 2 studies | Ungraded |
All exposure-OHRQoL estimates pooled for publication-bias correction (meta-trim sensitivity); specific exposure set not defined in source vs Not specified Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Children aged 3-12 years · Trim-and-fill adjusted (publication-bias corrected), random-effects The Association of Oral Health Status, demographic characteristics and socioeconomic determinants with Oral… (2020) | OR 0.17 [0.13, 0.21] | NR | Ungraded |
Periodontal disease (present) vs No periodontal disease Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Children aged 3-12 years The Association of Oral Health Status, demographic characteristics and socioeconomic determinants with Oral… (2020) | OR 1.15 [1.12, 1.18] | 3 studies | Ungraded |
Female gender (girls) vs Male gender (boys) Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Children aged 3-12 years The Association of Oral Health Status, demographic characteristics and socioeconomic determinants with Oral… (2020) | OR 1.13 [1.09, 1.17] | 3 studies | Ungraded |
Higher dental caries experience vs Caries-free children Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Children aged 3-12 years The Association of Oral Health Status, demographic characteristics and socioeconomic determinants with Oral… (2020) | OR 1.66 [1.43, 1.88] | 6 studies | Ungraded |
Younger children's age (3-5 years) vs Older children (>5 years) Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Children aged 3-12 years · Age 4 years The Association of Oral Health Status, demographic characteristics and socioeconomic determinants with Oral… (2020) | OR 2.13 [1.50, 2.76] | 2 studies | Ungraded |
Age 5 years vs Age older than 5 years Poor OHRQoL · Children The Association of Oral Health Status, demographic characteristics and socioeconomic determinants with Oral… (2020) | OR 3.68 [2.20, 5.17] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Orthodontic treatment need vs No orthodontic treatment need Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Children aged 3-12 years The Association of Oral Health Status, demographic characteristics and socioeconomic determinants with Oral… (2020) | OR 1.13 [1.07, 1.18] | 3 studies | Ungraded |
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) vs Children and adolescents without JIA (healthy peers) Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) Oral health in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis - a systematic review and… (2019) | Santos et al. [29] found oral health status had little or no effect on well-being with no significant difference between JIA and healthy groups (SF:13-B-PCPQ); Leksell et al. [38] found orofacial symptoms influenced… | 2 studies · 111 participants | Ungraded |