European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Baseline Ohip-Edent Scores

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Cover Date

March 2018

Print ISSN

0965-7452

Electronic ISSN

2396-8893

Vol

26

Issue

1

Abstract

Background: OHIP-EDENT is widely used in the literature to assess Oral-HealthRelated-Quality-of-Life (OHRQoL) for edentulous patients. However the normal variance and mean of the baseline OHIP scores has not been reported. It would facilitate critical appraisal of studies if we had knowledge of the normal variation and mean of baseline OHIP-EDENT scores. An established figure for baseline OHIP-EDENT, obtained from a meta-analysis, would simplify comparisons of studies and quantify variations in initial OHRQoL of the trial participants. Objectives: The aim of this study is to quantify a normal baseline value for pre-operative OHIP-EDENT scores by a systematic review and meta-analysis of the available literature. Methods: A systematic literature review was carried. 83 papers were identified that included OHIP-EDENT values. After screening and eligibility assessment, 7 papers were selected and included in the meta-analysis. Results: A meta-analysis for the 7 papers by a random-effect model yielded a mean baseline OHIP-EDENT score of 28.63 with a 95% Confidence intervals from 21.93 to 35.34. Conclusion: A pre-operative baseline OHIP-EDENT has been established by meta-analysis of published papers. This will facilitate the comparison of the initial OHRQoL of one study
population to that found elsewhere in the published literature.

Keywords
Prosthodontics
Ohip, Meta-Analysis
Denture
Quality of Life
Systematic Review