ArticleJournal of clinical and experimental dentistry2016
Quality of life and oral health in elderly.
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- From Drugs to Dry Mouth: A Systematic Review Exploring Oral and Psychological Health Conditions Associated with Dry Mouth in Older Adults with Polypharmacy.Drugs & aging · 2023Pooled it
- Analysis of quality of life and periodontal health with an eight-unit maxillary fixed retainer through a prospective clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Polypharmacy, salivary function, and oral health outcomes in institutionalized older adults: A scoping review.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2026Review
- Beyond Aging: The Relationship Between Gerotranscendence and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life-A Scoping Review.International journal of dentistry · 2026Review
- Prevalence and predictors of poor oral health-related quality of life among the Saudi elderly.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Oral Health Status of the Elderly Population in Iran.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2025Article
- Periodontitis, risk factors, and their impact on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) among Egyptian Geriatric patients: a multi-center cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Impact of Systemic Medications on Oral Health: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Geriatric Patients.Cureus · 2025Review
- Quality of life associated with oral health among patients with single versus two-implant retained mandibular overdentures.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- A Holistic Approach for Ethics and Sustainability in the Food Chain: The Gateway to Oral and Systemic Health.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Exploring the knowledge, attitudes, and performance of dentists in providing care to elderly patients.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Oral-Health-Related Self-Efficacy among the Elderly Population in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Knowledge, attitude and practice of dentists toward providing care to the geriatric patients.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- Oral Health and Related Quality of Life in Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2021Review
- Older adults and the disparity in oral health status; the problem and innovative ways to address it.Israel journal of health policy research · 2020Article
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundWe want to assess quality of life in elderly patients in relation to the number of remaining teeth, the number of ingested drugs and xerostomía and to determine the correlation between an increased intake of drugs and a greater feeling of dry mouth and to know the most commonly used measures to control xerostomia. MATERIAL AND
methods30 subjects aged between 65 and 95 years (14 males, 16 females) completed the OHIP questionnaire to determine quality of life. For oral status, the number of remaining teeth according to WHO criteria and xerostomia using the xerostomia index (XI) were studied. In cases of dry mouth sensation, the measures to alleviate it were asked.
resultsThe average quality of life according to the OHIP rate is 19.23 (Dt = 10.58), being 56 the worst quality of life. The Pearson correlation coefficient indicates that quality of life is not related to the number of remaining teeth (r = -0.046;
conclusionsQuality of life is not related to the number of remaining teeth nor the number of ingested drugs. However, a higher level of xerostomia was significantly associated with a poorer quality of life. There is no association between the number of drugs ingested and xerostomia index. Sugarless candies and drinking water are the more frequently used measures to alleviate dry mouth.
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