Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 3 findings · 2 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 3 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)

Bruxism was not shown to impact OHRQoL in adolescents (narrative synthesis; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating).

2 findings from 1 review

Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. 2023 All outcomes
Community/school/clinic settings; adolescents 10-19 years; included reviews conducted in multiple countries
While dental erosion and bruxism have not been shown to impact the quality of life of adolescents [26]. Bruxism does not impact quality of life in children and adolescentes [33].
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. 2023 All outcomes
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported

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

Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and Meta-analysis. 2023 All outcomes
India; community-based and institutional settings across multiple states
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