Oral health-related quality of life · Children with dental caries
SDF did not significantly differ from atraumatic restorative treatment for oral health-related quality of life (MD 0.02, 95% CI -0.32 to 0.36; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Children with dental caries
SDF plus fluoride varnish did not significantly differ from ART plus fluoride varnish for oral health-related quality of life (MD 0.16, 95% CI -0.1 to 0.42; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life (child and family) · Preschool children in the United Arab Emirates receiving dental general anesthesia
One study found restorative dental treatment under general anesthesia significantly improved oral health-related quality of life for preschool children and their families (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Alantali et al. found that restorative dental general anesthesia resulted in significant improvement in child and family physical, psychological and social quality-of-life, with a large change noted in both the child…
1 study
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · Children with dental caries
SDF had no significant effect on oral health-related quality of life versus pooled standard-of-care caries treatments (SMD -0.06, 95% CI -0.20 to 0.08; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Indian elderly
One study found edentulism did not affect OHRQoL (dichotomous); ungraded.
3 findings from 1 review
Edentulism and QoL (dichotomous): edentulism did not affect OHRQoL (Shivakumar 2018). Single study, not pooled.
1 study
GRADE not reported
Edentulism and QoL (continuous, GOHAI/WHOQoL): one study reported edentulism negatively influenced QoL (Marina 2019), one found no effect (Appukuttan 2016). Not pooled.
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Edentulism and QoL (continuous, OHIP-14): no significant association between individuals with and without edentulism (Ajai 2020). Single study, not pooled.
1 study
GRADE not reported
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
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
OR 5.44 [1.61, 18.39]
6 studies · 3720 participants
Very low
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
Oral health-related quality of life · Indians
In adolescents (10-19 years), dental caries was associated with poorer OHRQoL (pooled OR 3.92; 5 studies); ungraded.
5 findings from 1 review
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Oral health-related quality of life · Indian adults and elderly (general, police, teachers, institutionalised)
No difference in OHRQoL was seen between groups for periodontal disease by LOA on OHIP-14/OIDP (pooled SMD -0.04, CI includes 0); ungraded.
3 findings from 1 review
SMD -0.04 [-2.01, 1.92]
4 studies · 3414 participants
Very low
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
GRADE not reported
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
GRADE not reported
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 · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Oral health-related quality of life · Adults (>=18 years) undergoing home-based bleaching (including tetracycline- and smoking-stained teeth, any baseline shade)
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Patients affected by infrabony defects requiring surgical treatment, regardless of their age or gender
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Patients affected by infrabony defects requiring surgical treatment, regardless of their age or gender
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Patients affected by infrabony defects requiring surgical treatment, regardless of their age or gender
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Patients affected by infrabony defects requiring surgical treatment, regardless of their age or gender
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
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