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Table 4 Applied assessments for OHRQoL and relevant results for the included studies

From: Does oral health-related quality of life of patients after solid organ transplantation indicate a response shift? Results of a systematic review

Author, year

Assessment of OHRQoL

OHRQoL different compared to control

Association/correlation between OHRQoL and general HRQoL

Association/correlation between OHRQoL and oral health

Association and/or correlation between OHRQoL and disease-related parameters

Better than preTx

Worse than healthy control (HC)

Segura-Saint-Gerons et al. [22]

OHIP 49: 24.43

n/a

n/a

n/a

Number of daily tooth-brushing, dental visits in previous year

Gender

Schmalz et al. [23]

OHIP 14: 2.54 ± 3.68

No (HD OHIP 14: 2.46 ± 4.68)

No (HC OHIP 14: 1.52 ± 2.71)

n/a

No

No

Schmalz et al. [24]

OHIP 14: 1.70 ± 2.70

n/a

No (HC OHIP 14: 1.54 ± 2.86)

n/a

No

No

Schmalz et al. [25]

OHIP 14: 4.1 [1;0–5]

No (preLTx OHIP 14: 4.2 [1.5; 0–4.0]

Yes (HC OHIP 14: 1.4 [0; 0–2.0]

n/a

No

No

Ruokonen et al. [21]

75.1% maximum OHQS score

71.5%*

n/a

Correlation 15D with OHQS

PPD, PIBI, TDI, number of teeth, UWS

n/a

Schmalz et al. [26]

OHIP 14: 6.58 ± 6.40

No (HF OHIP G14: 5.54 ± 5.47)

n/a

Correlation PCS and MCS of SF-36 with OHIP 14

No

No

Oduncuoğlu et al. [27]

OHIP 14: 8.9 ± 9.6; OHRQoL-UK: 44.8 ± 10.5

Yes (HD OHIP 14: 12.28 ± 8.90)

no (HC OHIP 14: 9.0 ± 9.3)

n/a

n/a

Time since TX

  1. n/a not applicable, OHIP oral health impact profile, PCS physical compound summary, MCS mental compound summary, SF-36 short form 36 questionnaire, PPD periodontal probing depth, UWS unstimulated whole saliva, PIBI periodontal inflammatory burden index, TDI total dental index, OHQS oral health quality score, HD haemodialysis, LTx liver transplantation, HF heart failure, 15D 15D questionnaire
  2. *No significance testing reported