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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

8 questions · 8 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 5 · 62.5%Very low 2 · 25%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 12.5%High 0 · 0%

Bruxism vs No bruxism

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

Edentulism (complete or partial missing teeth) vs Individuals without edentulism

Oral health-related quality of life · Indian elderly

One study found no significant association between edentulism and OHRQoL on OHIP-14; ungraded.

1 finding from 1 review

Prosthetic need vs Individuals without prosthetic need

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

One study found prosthetic need significantly related to OHRQoL components on OHIP-14; ungraded.

1 finding from 1 review

Periodontal disease assessed by loss of attachment (LOA / clinical attachment loss) vs Individuals without periodontal disease (by LOA)

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.

1 finding from 1 review

Periodontal disease assessed by Community Periodontal Index (CPI) vs Individuals without periodontal disease (by CPI)

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 CPI on OHIP-14/OIDP (pooled SMD -0.18, CI includes 0); ungraded.

1 finding from 1 review

Gingivitis (assessed by gingival index or WHO criteria) vs Individuals without gingivitis

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

Malocclusion vs No malocclusion

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

Two studies (OHIP-14/ECOHIS/FIS) found malocclusion had a significant negative influence on OHRQoL; ungraded.

1 finding from 1 review

Dental caries vs Caries-free controls

Oral health-related quality of life · Indians

OHRQoL was worse in individuals with dental caries on OHIP-14/ECOHIS/Michigan scales (pooled SMD 0.87; 6 studies); this estimate was not GRADE-rated.

1 finding from 1 review