Oral health-related quality of life · Indian children aged 3-5 years
In children aged 3-5 years, early childhood caries was significantly associated with poorer OHRQoL (narrative; 3 studies); ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)
Higher family income / better socioeconomic status is associated with better OHRQoL in adolescents (narrative synthesis; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. 2023 All outcomesCommunity/school/clinic settings; adolescents 10-19 years; included reviews conducted in multiple countries
Adolescents from families with higher incomes and higher levels of maternal education have better OHRQoL scores [34]. Worse oral health status, older age, female sex and worse socioeconomic status were significantly…
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)
Completing orthodontic treatment is associated with improved OHRQoL in adolescents (narrative synthesis; included reviews report low-to-moderate certainty; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating by the umbrella review).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. 2023 All outcomesCommunity/school/clinic settings; adolescents 10-19 years; included reviews conducted in multiple countries
Adolescents who had never received orthodontic treatment had a greater impact on quality of life compared to patients who had already completed treatment [34, 40, 44-46]. Orthodontic treatment during childhood or…
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
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).
3 findings 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
Prosthetic need and QoL (continuous, OHIP-14): prosthetic need was significantly related to various components of OHRQoL (Joseph 2016). Single study, not pooled.
1 study
GRADE not reported
Prosthetic need and QoL (continuous, GOHAI): of three studies, one found no significant difference (Shetty 2013) and two proved the association (Pillai 2015, Rekhi 2018). Not pooled.
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)
Tooth loss/edentulism is associated with worse OHRQoL in adolescents (narrative synthesis; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)
Bruxism was not shown to impact OHRQoL in adolescents (narrative synthesis; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating).
2 findings from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)
The umbrella review reported that dental erosion has not been shown to affect oral health-related quality of life.
2 findings from 1 review
Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Indians
Prosthetic need is associated with poor OHRQoL (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Indian children and young adults
Two studies found dental fluorosis significantly associated with poorer OHRQoL; narrative, ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental fluorosis and QoL (continuous, OIDP/CPQ11-14): a significant difference between individuals with and without fluorosis on OHRQoL (Nagarajappa 2015, Shyam 2020). Two studies, 3000 individuals; not pooled.
2 studies · 3000 participants
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)
The umbrella review reported better oral health-related quality of life with favorable housing, parental education, income, family environment, and access to dental care.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Oral health-related quality of life (impact)
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)
Irregular/poor toothbrushing is associated with worse OHRQoL in adolescents (narrative synthesis; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. 2023 All outcomesCommunity/school/clinic settings; adolescents 10-19 years; included reviews conducted in multiple countries
The systematic review reports factors that physical disability, visual impairment, mental disorders, poor diet and irregular brushing negatively impact OHRQoL [36].
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)
Temporomandibular disorder is associated with worse OHRQoL in adolescents (narrative synthesis; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating).
2 findings from 1 review
Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. 2023 All outcomesCommunity/school/clinic settings; adolescents 10-19 years; included reviews conducted in multiple countries
dental caries, malocclusion [9, 26-30], TMD [9], dental trauma (TDI) [32, 34, 35], poor brushing [36], toothache [26], periodontal disease [34] and edentulism [9] negatively affect the quality of life of adolescents.
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)
Higher parental education is associated with better OHRQoL in adolescents (narrative synthesis; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)
The umbrella review reported that irregular brushing negatively affects oral health-related quality of life.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Indians
Results were inconsistent and certainty was very low.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)
The umbrella review reported that tooth loss and edentulism negatively affect oral health-related quality of life.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)
Malocclusion is associated with worse oral health-related quality of life in adolescents (narrative synthesis; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)
Being an only child and growing up in a nuclear family are associated with better OHRQoL in adolescents (narrative synthesis; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. 2023 All outcomesCommunity/school/clinic settings; adolescents 10-19 years; included reviews conducted in multiple countries
Being an only child, growing up in your nuclear family or family structure, household conditions, and number of people per household and maternal age are predictors of better OHRQoL [43].
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)
Treating traumatic dental injuries reduces their negative impact on OHRQoL in adolescents (narrative synthesis; included review reports low certainty; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating by the umbrella review).
1 finding from 1 review