Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Children aged 3-12 years
Girls had modestly higher odds of poor OHRQoL than boys (OR 1.13, 95% CI 1.09-1.17; 3 studies; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1.13 [1.09, 1.17]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)
Clinical examination with risk-based recall showed no clear difference in oral-health-related quality of life (OHIP-14) compared with clinical examination with 24-month recall (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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).
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OR 1.66 [1.43, 1.88]
6 studies
GRADE not reported
Oral health behaviour (1-9 scale) · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)
Clinical examination with 24-month recall showed no clear difference in oral health behaviour (1-9 scale) compared with clinical examination with 6-month recall; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Regular-attending primary-care dental patients aged 3, 16 or 18 years at entry (aged up to 20; low caries risk)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
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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).
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OR 1.12 [1.00, 1.23]
4 studies
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)
Clinical examination with risk-based recall showed no clear difference in oral-health-related quality of life (OHIP-14) compared with clinical examination with 6-month recall (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Children aged 3-12 years
Orthodontic treatment need was associated with modestly higher odds of poor OHRQoL (OR 1.13, 95% CI 1.07-1.18; 3 studies; ungraded).
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OR 1.13 [1.07, 1.18]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Oral health knowledge (1-9 scale) · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)
Clinical examination with risk-based recall showed no clear difference in oral health knowledge (1-9 scale) compared with clinical examination with 6-month recall; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health knowledge (1-9 scale) · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)
Clinical examination with 24-month recall showed no clear difference in oral health knowledge (1-9 scale) compared with clinical examination with 6-month recall; GRADE not reported.
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Oral ulcerations · Children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
A single study reported more oral ulcerations in children with JIA (5/41) than without JIA (1/41); evidence is limited to one study (ungraded).
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Prevalence and severity of oral and TMJ diseases/conditions (periodontal status and dental caries) · Children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Some studies suggested greater JIA disease activity/severity (and certain medications) was associated with worse periodontal and caries outcomes, but small samples meant no solid conclusion could be drawn (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health assessment and oral bacteria levels (medium term) · Children and adults with mixed levels of ID; setting home, residential, day care, school, mixed or not specified
1 finding from 1 review
Comparison 1.5 (graded in the Effects of interventions text; not tabulated in the SoF). Single-use suction toothbrush vs standard manual toothbrush (both with a chemical agent), 90 days, Ferozali 2007: Total Oral…
1 study · 22 participants
Very low
Oral health-related quality of life · Children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Evidence on OHRQoL was limited: one study found no significant difference between groups while another found orofacial symptoms affected daily life more in JIA; no pooled estimate (ungraded).
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Santos et al. [29] found oral health status had little or no effect on well-being with no significant difference between JIA and healthy groups (SF:13-B-PCPQ); Leksell et al. [38] found orofacial symptoms influenced…
2 studies · 111 participants
GRADE not reported
Plaque index (PI) / oral hygiene · Children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Evidence on oral hygiene/dental plaque was inconsistent: several studies found higher plaque in the JIA group while others found no difference; no pooled estimate (ungraded).
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Some studies showed a statistically higher Plaque Index or Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) in the JIA group [23, 25, 28, 31]; other studies did not find this association [22, 26, 27, 29, 30, 39]. Meta-analysis…
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Prevalence of fair/poor self-rated oral health · Adults aged 25 years and older in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
In United States, secondary versus university education differed by 27.5 percentage points in prevalence of fair/poor self-rated oral health.
4 findings from 1 review
AD 27.5 [22.6, 32.5]
1 study · 4568 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 13.8 [7.3, 20.4]
1 study · 3278 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 2.7 [-0.4, 5.7]
1 study · 5073 participants
GRADE not reported
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Prevalence of fair/poor self-rated oral health · Adults aged 25 years and older in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
In New Zealand, primary versus university education differed by 17.59 percentage points in prevalence of fair/poor self-rated oral health.
5 findings from 1 review
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Prevalence of fair/poor self-rated oral health · Adults aged 25 years and older in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
In Canada, medium versus high income differed by 8.3 percentage points in prevalence of fair/poor self-rated oral health.
4 findings from 1 review
AD 8.3 [4.1, 12.5]
1 study · 3278 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 10.0 [3.8, 16.2]
1 study · 4568 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 11.9 [3.7, 20.1]
1 study · 2041 participants
GRADE not reported
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Prevalence of fair/poor self-rated oral health · Adults aged 25 years and older in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
In Canada, post-secondary versus university education differed by 2.4 percentage points in prevalence of fair/poor self-rated oral health.
4 findings from 1 review
AD 2.4 [-1.3, 6.1]
1 study · 3278 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 4.2 [-2.9, 11.2]
1 study · 2041 participants
GRADE not reported
AD 20.8 [16.3, 25.4]
1 study · 4568 participants
GRADE not reported
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Prevalence of fair/poor self-rated oral health · Adults aged 25 years and older in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
Across four countries, low versus high income differed by 15.77 percentage points in prevalence of fair/poor self-rated oral health (random-effects meta-analysis; I2=13.4%).
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