Economic burden and economic impact of oral diseases in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify the economic burden and financial impact of oral diseases in India-on individuals, households, the health system, and society-focusing on direct and indirect costs and out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE).

Methods

Following JBI methodology and PRISMA 2020, we conducted a three-step search of MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, CINAHL, DOSS, Cochrane CENTRAL, and grey literature. We included India-based studies reporting economic burden/financial impact at individual, household, or population levels. Eligible designs were cost-of-illness, cost/expenditure analyses, and cohort or cross-sectional studies; mixed-methods with extractable quantitative data were included. Two reviewers independently screened, appraised (JBI tools), and extracted data on direct/indirect costs

SUBMITTER: Karuveettil V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12856868 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature