Evidence Gaps

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

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

Oral health-related quality of life · Indian children, adolescents and adults

One GOHAI study found no significant difference in OHRQoL by malocclusion status; ungraded.

3 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
Malocclusion and QoL (continuous, GOHAI): no significant difference in OHRQoL between individuals with and without malocclusion (Appukuttan 2016). Single study, not pooled.
1 study
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
OR 5.44 [1.61, 18.39]
6 studies · 3720 participants
Very low
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
Malocclusion and QoL (continuous, OHIP-14/ECOHIS/FIS): malocclusion had a significant negative influence on OHRQoL (Vinayagamoorthy 2020, Mary 2019). Not pooled.
2 studies
GRADE not reported