Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

8 questions · 8 findings · 1 reviews · Dental caries

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 7 · 87.5%Very low 1 · 12.5%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.

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
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

Oral health-related quality of life · Indians

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

Oral health-related quality of life · Indian adults and elderly (general, police, teachers, institutionalised)

GOHAI-based evidence for periodontal disease (CPI) and OHRQoL was inconsistent across two 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
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 · Indian adults and elderly (general, police, teachers, institutionalised)

GOHAI-based evidence for periodontal disease (LOA) and OHRQoL was inconsistent across two 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
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

Oral health-related quality of life · Indian elderly

No significant difference in OHRQoL (GOHAI) was found for functional edentulism vs none (pooled SMD 0.31, CI includes 0); 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
SMD 0.31 [-0.37, 0.99]
4 studies · 1146 participants
Very low

Oral health-related quality of life · Indian elderly and general-population adults

GOHAI evidence for prosthetic need and OHRQoL was mostly positive (2 of 3 studies) but not pooled; 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
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

Continuous (GOHAI/WHOQoL) evidence on edentulism and OHRQoL was inconsistent across two 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
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

Oral health-related quality of life · Indians

Continuous analyses (GOHAI, OHIP-14) of gingivitis and OHRQoL were inconsistent and mostly non-significant; 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
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