Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · All outcomes

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 66.7%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

Oral health-related quality of life · Indians

Three studies using GOHAI found dental caries associated with poorer OHRQoL (P<0.05); narrative, ungraded.

2 findings 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
Dental caries and QoL (GOHAI): all three studies (Appukuttan 2016, Rekhi 2018, Rekhi 2015) found decayed teeth associated with poorer QoL (P<0.05); not pooled.
3 studies
GRADE not reported
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
SMD 0.87 [0.34, 1.40]
6 studies · 4511 participants
Moderate

Oral health-related quality of life · Indian children aged 3-5 years

In children aged 3-5 years, early childhood caries was significantly associated with poorer OHRQoL (narrative; 3 studies); 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 · Children 3-5 years (ECOHIS/Michigan, continuous)
Subgroup children 3-5 years (continuous, ECOHIS/Michigan): early childhood caries significantly associated with poorer OHRQoL (Singh N 2020, Ghanghas 2019, Jaggi 2019); not pooled.
3 studies
GRADE not reported