Non-Cochrane · aetiology · PM42001252

Association between periodontitis and oral health-related quality of life in patients with systemic conditions: A meta-analysis.

Bortolaso Rafael Vargas, Del' Agnese Catiusse Crestani, Oliveira Leandro Machado, et al. · Journal of periodontology · 2026 · PubMed · doi:10.1002/jper.70130

Findings

Population Adults (18 years or older) with systemic conditions

16 findings

Periodontitis (clinical periodontal examination)No periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)
Cross-sectional · Study quality (NOS): Low (9 data sets)
SMD 0.51 [-0.15, 1.18]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Periodontitis (clinical periodontal examination)No periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)
Cross-sectional · Geographic location: Europe (11 data sets)
SMD 0.38 [-0.13, 0.89]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Periodontitis (clinical periodontal examination)No periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)
Cross-sectional · Comorbidity: Rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis (4 data sets)
SMD 0.01 [-0.44, 0.46]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Periodontitis (clinical periodontal examination)No periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisNegative impact on OHRQoL (binary, adjusted)
Cross-sectional · Overall
OR 2.53 [1.08, 5.89]
Very low
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency
3 studies · 505 participants
Periodontitis (clinical periodontal examination)No periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)
Cross-sectional · Comorbidity: Leukemia (2 data sets)
SMD -0.39 [-1.24, 0.46]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Periodontitis (clinical periodontal examination)No periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)
Cross-sectional · Comorbidity: Transplantation (3 data sets)
SMD 0.25 [-0.69, 1.18]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Periodontitis (clinical periodontal examination)No periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisOHRQoL, OHIP-14 total score (0 to 56)
Cross-sectional · Overall
MD 2.29 [0.24, 4.33]
Very low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
15 studies · 1377 participants
Periodontitis (clinical periodontal examination)No periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)
Cross-sectional · Comorbidity: Psoriasis (2 data sets)
SMD 0.70 [0.39, 1.01]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Periodontitis (clinical periodontal examination)No periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)
Cross-sectional · Study quality (NOS): Moderate (10 data sets)
SMD 0.19 [-0.08, 0.45]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Periodontitis (clinical periodontal examination)No periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)
Cross-sectional · Geographic location: Asia (2 data sets)
SMD 0.18 [-0.54, 0.90]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Periodontitis (clinical periodontal examination)No periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)
Cross-sectional · Comorbidity: Diabetes or cardiovascular disease (5 data sets)
SMD 0.43 [-0.69, 1.56]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Periodontitis (clinical periodontal examination)No periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)
Cross-sectional · Comorbidity: End-stage renal or liver diseases (3 data sets)
SMD 0.47 [-0.16, 1.11]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Periodontitis (clinical periodontal examination)No periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)
Cross-sectional · Geographic location: Latin America (6 data sets)
SMD 0.28 [-0.09, 0.65]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Periodontitis (clinical periodontal examination)No periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)
Cross-sectional · Periodontitis diagnosis: 2017 EFP/AAP classification (4 data sets)
SMD 0.83 [0.18, 1.47]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Periodontitis (clinical periodontal examination)No periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)
Cross-sectional · Periodontitis diagnosis: Earlier criteria (15 data sets)
SMD 0.10 [-0.08, 0.29]
GRADE not reported
Studies not reported
Periodontitis (clinical periodontal examination)No periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)
Cross-sectional · Overall
SMD 0.31 [0.03, 0.59]
Very low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
16 studies · 1672 participants

Included primary studies 17

Open in Studies
StudyYearAlso included byOutcomes it informs hereTrial data
Oliveira 2020
Periodontitis is associated with oral health‐related quality of life in individuals with end‐stage renal disease
DOI:10.1111/jcpe.13233
20201 other reviewOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)not extracted yet
Angst 2020
Association between oral health-related quality of life and periodontal status in patients with leukemia
DOI:10.1111/idj.12576
2020this review onlyOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)not extracted yet
Costa 2021
Periodontitis and the impact of oral health on the quality of life of psoriatic individuals: a case-control study
DOI:10.1007/s00784-020-03600-1
2020this review onlyOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous); Negative impact on OHRQoL (binary, adjusted)not extracted yet
Drumond-Santana 2007
Impacto da doença periodontal na qualidade de vida de indivíduos diabéticos dentados
DOI:10.1590/s0102-311x2007000300022
2007this review onlyOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)not extracted yet
Falcón-Flores 2024
[Impact of self-reported periodontal status on oral health-related quality of life in adult population with Type 2 Diabetes from Mexico…
PMID:38516881
2024this review onlyOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)not extracted yet
Han 2020
Impact of periodontitis on quality of life among subjects with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross sectional study
DOI:10.1186/s12903-020-01275-4
2020this review onlyOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)not extracted yet
Kabisch 2022
Periodontitis, age-related diseases and diabetes in an endocrinological outpatient setting (PARADIES): a cross-sectional analysis on…
DOI:10.1007/s00592-021-01838-z
2022this review onlyOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)not extracted yet
Lazureanu 2022
The Influence of Periodontal Disease on Oral Health Quality of Life in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: A Cross-Sectional…
PMID:35630001
2022this review onlyOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)not extracted yet
Mishra 2024
Impact of periodontitis on oral health‐related quality of life of patients with psoriatic arthritis
DOI:10.1111/scd.12938
2023this review onlyOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)not extracted yet
Mühlberg 2017
Oral health-related quality of life depending on oral health in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
DOI:10.1007/s00784-017-2068-4
2017this review onlyOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)not extracted yet
Posada-López 2023
Oral health-related quality of life in a group of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
DOI:10.17219/dmp/149455
2023this review onlyOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous); Negative impact on OHRQoL (binary, adjusted)not extracted yet
Schmalz 2016
Oral health‐related quality of life in patients on chronic haemodialysis and after kidney transplantation
DOI:10.1111/odi.12519
2016this review onlyOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)not extracted yet
Schmalz 2018a
Oral health-related quality of life is associated with disease specific parameters in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
DOI:10.1007/s00784-018-2375-4
2018this review onlyOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)not extracted yet
Schmalz 2018b
Oral health related quality of life depending on oral health and specific factors in patients after lung transplantation
DOI:10.1111/crj.12625
2017this review onlyOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)not extracted yet
Schmalz 2018c
Oral health-related quality of life depending on dental and periodontal health in different patients before and after liver transplantation
DOI:10.1007/s00784-017-2298-5
2017this review onlyOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)not extracted yet
Schmalz 2020
DOI:10.3290/j.ohpd.a44685
NRthis review onlyOHRQoL, all instruments (continuous)not extracted yet
Sousa 2019
Evaluation of oral health-related quality of life in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus
DOI:10.20396/bjos.v18i0.8655466
2019this review onlyNegative impact on OHRQoL (binary, adjusted)not extracted yet

Overlap with other reviews

Reviews that include the same primary studies are not independent evidence. Shared counts match studies by PMID, DOI or NCT, and otherwise by author and year (a probable match). Only the non-Cochrane dental reviews have study lists, so overlap with Cochrane reviews is not counted yet.

Review question

ElementPlanned (methods)Found (results)
PopulationAdults (18 years or older) with systemic conditions or diseasesAdults with systemic conditions: diabetes, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, leukemia, end-stage renal or liver disease, transplantation (n=17 studies)
InterventionExposure: periodontitis or severe periodontitis diagnosed by PPD and/or CALPeriodontitis (Page and Eke, Eke et al. 2012, 2017 EFP/AAP and other definitions)
ComparisonAbsence of periodontitis or milder forms of periodontitisNo periodontitis or no/mild periodontitis
OutcomesOHRQoL measured with validated instrumentsOHRQoL: OHIP-14 (n=16 studies), OIDP (n=1 study); continuous (n=16) and binary adjusted OR (n=3)
Study designsObservational studies (longitudinal, case-control, cross-sectional)16 cross-sectional studies and 1 case-control study (analyzed as cross-sectional)
TimingNot specifiedNot specified