Higher dental caries experience vs Caries-free controls
Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Children aged 3-12 years
Higher dental caries experience was associated with substantially higher odds of poor OHRQoL (OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.43-1.88; 6 studies; high heterogeneity I2=83.5%; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
- The Association of Oral Health Status, demographic characteristics and socioeconomic determinants with Oral… 2020 All outcomesUpper-middle-income countries (5 studies) and one high-income country; studies 2011-2017OR 1.66 [1.43, 1.88]6 studiesGRADE not reported