Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · All outcomes

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 50%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 50%High 0 · 0%

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

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 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 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

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 (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