Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · All outcomes

Sort:Best matchNewest Highest certainty Download CSV

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 3 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

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 outcomes
Upper-middle-income countries (5 studies) and one high-income country; studies 2011-2017
OR 1.66 [1.43, 1.88]
6 studies
GRADE not reported

Low income vs High family income

Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Children aged 3-12 years

Children from low-income families had higher odds of poor OHRQoL (OR 1.16, 95% CI 1.11-1.21; 4 studies; ungraded).

1 finding from 1 review

The Association of Oral Health Status, demographic characteristics and socioeconomic determinants with Oral… 2020 All outcomes
Upper-middle-income country (Brazil); studies 2010-2014
OR 1.16 [1.11, 1.21]
4 studies
GRADE not reported

Low maternal education (<=6 years of schooling) vs Higher maternal education (>6 years)

Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Children aged 3-12 years

Lower maternal education was associated with poor OHRQoL (OR 1.12, 95% CI 1.00-1.23; 4 studies; high heterogeneity; CI lower bound at the null; ungraded).

1 finding from 1 review

The Association of Oral Health Status, demographic characteristics and socioeconomic determinants with Oral… 2020 All outcomes
Upper-middle-income countries; studies 2010-2014
OR 1.12 [1.00, 1.23]
4 studies
GRADE not reported