Dental patients' functional, pain-related, aesthetic, and psychosocial impact of oral conditions on quality of life-Project overview, data collection, quality assessment, and publication bias.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knowledge about the magnitude of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) impairment across dental patient populations is essential for clinical practice, public health and research. Within the project Mapping Oral Disease Impact with a Common Metric, this systematic review aimed to describe functional, pain-related, aesthetic and broader psychosocial impact of oral conditions with a single metric using OHRQoL dimensions Oral Function, Oro facial Pain, Oro facial Appearance and Psychosocial Impact.

Methods

A search using PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, CINAHL and PsycINFO was performed on 8 June 2017, and updated on 14 January 2019. Only publications in the English language were considered. To characterise the extent of available standardised and clinically relevant

SUBMITTER: Sekulic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7785662 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature