Oral health-related quality of life · Indian elderly
One study found edentulism did not affect OHRQoL (dichotomous); ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
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.
3 findings from 1 review
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).
1 finding 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
Oral health-related quality of life · Indian children, adolescents and adults
Individuals with malocclusion had significantly higher odds of poor OHRQoL (pooled OR 5.44; 6 studies), but certainty is very low.
1 finding from 1 review
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).
1 finding 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
Oral health-related quality of life · Indian elderly
Evidence on functional edentulism and OHRQoL is inconsistent across two studies (very low certainty).
1 finding 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
Oral health-related quality of life · Indian adults and elderly (general, police, teachers, institutionalised)
Dichotomous evidence for periodontal disease (LOA) and OHRQoL was inconsistent across three studies; ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
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 · Indians
Evidence on gingivitis and OHRQoL is inconsistent, with only one of three studies showing an association (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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