ReviewBDJ open2024
Meta-analysis with systematic review to synthesize associations between oral health related quality of life and anxiety and depression.
Review in BDJ open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effects of Drug Administration on Postoperative Pain in Orthognathic Surgery: A Systematic Review.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2025Pooled it
- The relation between oral health, depression, and anxiety among adults in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Article
- The Complex Interplay Between Dental Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety, and Dental Neglect and Oral Health Quality of Life in the General Public.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Oral health-related quality of life status and risk factors in patients with mental disorders.Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2025Article
- Association between tooth loss and depression mediated by lifestyle and Inflammation- a cross-sectional investigation.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
6 authors.
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Abstract
objectivesThe present systematic review aimed to investigate how oral health related quality of life (OHQOL) associates with anxiety and depression. The study protocol was registered prospectively in the PROSPERO database (CRD42023389372). MATERIALS AND
methodsStudies investigating associations between OHQOL and depression and/or anxiety were included. Fisher's Z scores were used to summarize associations between OHQOL and depression/anxiety. Funnel plots and Begg's Tests were used to assess publication bias. Meta-regression was conducted to examine potential moderator effects in the associations. Academic databases including the ISI Web of Knowledge, Scopus, ProQuest and PubMed were systematically searched. The quality of included studies was checked with the Newcastle Ottawa Scale (NOS).
resultsAll 15 included studies were cross-sectional (14,419 participants from nine countries; mean age=43.74 years). The pooled estimates showed weak associations between OHQOL and depression (Fisher's z-score of 0.26 [95% CI = 0.17, 0.35; I
conclusionBoth depression and anxiety were weakly associated with individuals' OHQOL. Although the synthesized associations were not strong, they were significant, indicating that depression and anxiety are potential factors influencing individuals' OHQOL.
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