Oral health-related quality of life in patients with type II diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our study aimed to comprehensively assess the impact of type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) based on results from the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) questionnaire. A secondary objective was to explore how the potential correlation between the OHIP-14 score and T2DM was affected by demographic and clinical characteristics.

Methods

We systematically searched the Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL and Scopus databases on January 24, 2024, for evidence starting from database inception. Studies included in the analysis assessed OHRQoL in T2DM patients. We searched trials both with or without comparisons to healthy controls and presenting OHIP-14 results as a severity of impact, namely, the mean OHIP-14 total score. To assess the

SUBMITTER: Slowik J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11969959 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature