Table 1.
Characteristics of Included studies.
| First Author | Place of study | Division | Year | Target population | Total Sample size | Index used to measure Periodontal Disease | Age group (years) | QA score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehta K8 | Uttar Pradesh | North | 1987 | Unspecified | 885 | CPITN | 30–35 | 0.6 |
| Anil S15 | Kerala | South | 1990 | Unspecified | 1942 | CPITN | 25–44 | 0.7 |
| Rao S16 | Uttar Pradesh | North | 1993 | Rural | 273 | CPITN | 35-44 &65-74 | 0.8 |
| Jagadeeshan17 | Pondicherry | South | 2000 | Rural | 736 | CPITN | 20 > | 0.7 |
| Madden IM18 | AndhraPradesh | South | 2000 | Unspecified | 133 | CPITN | 25 > | 0.5 |
| Singh GP19 | Punjab | North | 2005 | Unspecified | 1000 | CPITN | 18 > | 0.7 |
| Kumar TS20 | Rajasthan | West | 2009 | Tribal | 1590 | CPITN | 18–54 | 0.8 |
| Singh T21 | Karnataka | South | 2009 | Unspecified | 1564 | CPITN | 20–29 | 0.5 |
| Mehta R22 | West Bengal | East | 2010 | Unspecified | 18594 | CPITN | 20 > | 0.5 |
| Kumar A23 | Haryana | North | 2010 | Rural | 1152 | CPITN | 20–74 | 1 |
| Kundu D9 | West Bengal | East | 2011 | Unspecified | 18418 | CPITN | 20 > | 0.7 |
| Singh A24 | Uttar Pradesh | North | 2012 | Rural | 1026 | CPITN | 35 > | 0.6 |
| Grewal Y25 | Punjab | North | 2014 | Rural | 340 | CPITN | 18–74 | 0.6 |
| Goswami D10 | Assam | East | 2014 | Rural | 372 | CPITN | 20 > | 0.8 |
| Jaykrishnan R26 | Kerala | South | 2005 | Unspecified | 504 | CPITN | 30–50 | 1 |
| Nethravathi N6 | Karnataka | South | 2015 | Unspecified | 1500 | CPITN | 15–74 | 0.5 |
| Kumar V27 | Uttar Pradesh | North | 2015 | Unspecified | 1280 | CPITN | 20 > | 0.8 |
| Maurya R28 | Jammu & Kashmir | North | 2015 | Unspecified | 810 | CPITN | 18–50 | 0.5 |
| Sekhon T29 | Karnataka | South | 2015 | Rural | 1564 | CPITN | 20 > | 0.8 |
| Khiste S30 | Maharashtra | Central | 2017 | Rural | 384 | CPITN | 18 > | 0.8 |
| Bali RK2 | India | North, South, East, West, Central | 2002 | Unspecified | 33296 | CPI | 35-44 &65-74 | 1 |
| Kadanakuppe S31 | Karnataka | South | 2013 | Tribal | 1886 | CPI | 18–74 | 0.8 |
| Philips B32 | Tamil Nadu | South | 2013 | Tribal | 303 | CPI | 35–44 | 0.7 |
| Srivastava R33 | Delhi | North | 2013 | Unspecified | 448 | CPI | 60 & above | 1 |
| Batra M7 | Uttar Pradesh | North | 2014 | Unspecified | 550 | CPI | 20–49 | 0.8 |
| Handa S34 | Haryana | North | 2016 | Urban | 324 | CPI | 35-44 &65-74 | 1 |
| Ramojirao MV35 | Andhra Pradesh | South | 2016 | Rural | 231 | CPI | 35 > | 0.7 |
| Shah N36 | Haryana | North | 2017 | Rural | 408 | CPI | 35-44 &65-74 | 1 |
| Valsan I37 | Kerala | South | 2016 | Tribal | 420 | CPI | 35-44 &65-74 | 1 |
| Shrivastav38 | Madhya Pradesh | Central | 2018 | Tribal | 286 | CPI | 25 > | 1 |