Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)
The abstract reports older age is associated with worse OHRQoL, but the body notes the evidence on age is limited and conflicting (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
Worse oral health status, older age, female sex and worse socioeconomic status were significantly associated with worse OHRQoL. [Body: the influence of religion and age on OHRQoL is unknown; Biological data such as…
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · School children aged 11-17 years in Sharjah
Older age was associated with higher DMFT.
1 finding from 1 review
Caries experience (mean DMFT) · Adults aged 19-60 years
Studies of older adults (mean age >33.4 years) had higher pooled DMFT than younger adults, but the age to DMFT meta-regression was not statistically significant; ungraded observational evidence.
5 findings from 1 review
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Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Age 48-59 months was associated with higher odds of ECC (OR 2.602).
2 findings from 1 review
OR 2.602 [1.122, 2.302]
1 study
GRADE not reported
OR 2.845 [1.128, 2.072]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Determinants of oral diseases · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs
Age, education, income, oral-hygiene behaviour, dental-visit pattern and slum/disadvantaged residence are associated with oral disease; gender effects are disease-specific; ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Fourteen studies reported determinants: older age, less education, lower income, poor oral hygiene behaviour (brushing frequency, technique), infrequent dental visits and disadvantaged/slum residential setting were…
14 studies
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · Adult participants in 25 meta-regression studies
The unadjusted meta-regression coefficient for older mean age was 4.324884.
2 findings from 1 review
Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · children
Age 5 years was associated with higher odds of poor OHRQoL than age older than 5 years.
1 finding from 1 review
OR 3.68 [2.20, 5.17]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Gingivitis · School children aged 3-12 years in Sharjah clinic
Children aged 6 years or younger had lower odds of gingivitis.
1 finding from 1 review
Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Children aged 3-12 years
Children aged 3 years had higher odds of poor OHRQoL than older children (OR 2.00, 95% CI 1.42-2.57; 2 studies; ungraded).
2 findings from 1 review
OR 2.00 [1.42, 2.57]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
OR 2.13 [1.50, 2.76]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Retained roots (mean number) · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
Retained roots were more common in older people with dementia (0.2 to 10) than without (0.0 to 1.2); no meta-analysis was performed (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Caries experience (mean DMFT) · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
The DMFT index was similar between groups, with only 1 of 5 comparative studies finding a significant difference; no meta-analysis was performed (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Denture use (prevalence) · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
Denture use was similar in older people with and without dementia, though one study reported lower denture use with more severe dementia; no meta-analysis was performed (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries: prevalence of root caries · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
Root caries was higher in older people with dementia (0.6 to 4.9) than without (0.3 to 1.7), described as significantly more common but not pooled (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Edentulousness (prevalence) · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
Edentulousness was similar in older people with and without dementia, with wide overlapping ranges across studies; no meta-analysis was performed (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Orofacial pain (prevalence) · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
Orofacial pain prevalence was similar in older people with dementia (7.4 to 21.7%) and without dementia (6.7 to 18.5%), based on few studies; no meta-analysis was performed (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Coronal caries (mean number) · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
Coronal caries was higher in older people with dementia (0.1 to 2.9) than without (0.0 to 1.0), described as significantly more common but not pooled (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of teeth · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
The number of teeth present was comparable between older people with and without dementia; no meta-analysis was performed (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Dentate adults aged 16 years or older (excluding orthodontic patients and those with severe periodontal disease)
It is very uncertain whether flossing plus toothbrushing (self-performed; manual or automated… changes plaque (Turesky-modified Quigley-Hein/other plaque indices; SMD) compared with toothbrushing alone (with or without a negative-control/placebo rinse) (very low certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
SMD -0.23 [-0.52, 0.06]
5 studies · 416 participants
Very low
SMD -0.06 [-0.23, 0.12]
3 studies · 487 participants
GRADE not reported
SMD -0.20 [-0.36, -0.04]
5 studies · 594 participants
GRADE not reported
Side effects · Dentate adults aged 16 years or older (excluding orthodontic patients and those with severe periodontal disease)
1 finding from 1 review
Not estimable (5 studies). Adverse effects were assessed in five studies, but they used different outcome measures, so meta-analysis was not appropriate. The main harm identified was soft-tissue trauma to the gingival…
5 studies
GRADE not reported
Gingivitis · Dentate adults aged 16 years or older (excluding orthodontic patients and those with severe periodontal disease)
Flossing plus toothbrushing (self-performed; manual or automated… led to lower gingivitis (Gingival Index, 0-3 scale; SMD) compared with toothbrushing alone (with or without a negative-control/placebo rinse); GRADE not reported.
3 findings from 1 review
SMD -0.41 [-0.68, -0.14]
6 studies · 656 participants
GRADE not reported
SMD -0.36 [-0.66, -0.05]
7 studies · 489 participants
Very low
SMD -0.72 [-1.09, -0.35]
4 studies · 564 participants
GRADE not reported