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Disability (developmental, intellectual, or sensory) vs Persons without disabilities

Oral health-related quality of life · Persons with disabilities (children and adults with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, hearing impairment, or multiple disabilities)…

Persons with disabilities in Saudi Arabia report poorer overall oral health-related quality of life and greater oral-health impact than those without disabilities, synthesized narratively without a pooled estimate (ungraded).

1 finding from 1 review

Disabilities and Disparities in Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Saudi… 2024 All outcomes
Cross-sectional · Autism centres, dental hospital, disability centres, hospital, and public schools across Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah, Qassim, Abha)
Narrative synthesis (no pooled estimate). PWDs reported reduced functional, emotional, and social well-being and greater oral-health impact on quality of life. AlJameel 2021 (Down syndrome): 34.9% of children and 46%…
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported

Disability (developmental, intellectual, or sensory) vs Persons without disabilities

Dental caries prevalence and severity · Persons with disabilities (children and adults with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, hearing impairment, or multiple disabilities)…

Dental caries prevalence and severity are high among persons with disabilities in Saudi Arabia (60% to over 80%), and the one comparative autism study reported significantly higher caries than controls; synthesized narratively (ungraded).

1 finding from 1 review

Disabilities and Disparities in Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Saudi… 2024 All outcomes
Cross-sectional · Autism centres and dental/hospital settings in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah)
Narrative synthesis (no pooled estimate). High dental caries burden among PWDs: caries prevalence 60% to over 80% (abstract). Alkahtani 2019 (hearing-impaired adults, single-arm): caries prevalence 82.2%, treatment…
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported

Disability (developmental, intellectual, or sensory) vs Not applicable (single-group prevalence)

Moderate gingival inflammation / gingival health · Persons with disabilities (children and adults with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, hearing impairment, or multiple disabilities)…

Gingival inflammation is common among persons with disabilities in Saudi Arabia (moderate-to-severe up to about 60%), reported narratively without a pooled comparative estimate (ungraded).

1 finding from 1 review

Disabilities and Disparities in Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Saudi… 2024 All outcomes
Cross-sectional · Hearing-impairment and cerebral-palsy clinical settings in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)
Narrative synthesis (no pooled estimate). Moderate-to-severe gingival inflammation up to about 60% among PWDs (abstract). Alkahtani 2019 (hearing-impaired adults, single-arm): 60.1% had moderate gingival inflammation…
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported

Universal screening vs No screening

Neurosensory disability · women during pregnancy

Universal screening showed no clear difference in neurosensory disability (any of cerebral palsy, blindness, deafness,… compared with no screening (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Screening and subsequent management for thyroid dysfunction pre‐pregnancy and during pregnancy for improving maternal… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.85 [0.6, 1.22]
1 study · 794 participants
Moderate

Universal screening vs case finding

Neurosensory disability · women during pregnancy

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Screening and subsequent management for thyroid dysfunction pre‐pregnancy and during pregnancy for improving maternal… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found