ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2022
Oral health problems and risk of incident disability in two studies of older adults in the United Kingdom and the United States.
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- Oral frailty and activities of daily living among community-dwelling older adults: the indirect association of nutritional status.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Relationship between cognitive function, oral health, and activities of daily living among older adults in the context of rural China: a network analysis approach.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Denture use and all-cause mortality risk in Chinese edentulous elderly: a follow-up study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Understanding poor oral health among older adults in Türkiye: socioeconomic and healthcare access challenges.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Number of teeth and functional disability in community-dwelling older adults.Gerodontology · 2025Article
- Association of oral frailty with falls in long-term care residents.European geriatric medicine · 2025Article
- Practice and challenge of age-friendly functional restoration of stomatognathic system based on the strategy of functional tooth loss.Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2025Article
- Effect of dentition status on perceived mobility limitation among older Brazilian adults: a cohort study.Brazilian oral research · 2025Article
- Social participation, subjective well-being, and cognitive function as serial mediators between tooth loss and functional limitations in older Chinese adults.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Estimation of Oral Disease Burden among Older Adults in LTC: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Validation of the Korean Academy of Geriatric Dentistry screening questionnaire and oral frailty diagnostic criteria in community-dwelling older adults.Epidemiology and health · 2024Article
- Relationship between oral frailty, health-related quality of life, and survival among long-term care residents.European geriatric medicine · 2023Article
- Correlation of dental pain and pain catastrophizing with oral health status among physically disabled.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2023Article
- An Overview of Systemic Health Factors Related to Rapid Oral Health Deterioration among Older People.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The Relationships of Dentition, Use of Dental Prothesis and Oral Health Problems with Frailty, Disability and Diet Quality: Results from Population-Based Studies of Older Adults from the UK and USA.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPreventing oral health problems can be crucial for maintaining physical independence in older adults. We aimed to examine the associations of a range of oral health problems with incidence of disability in older adults.
methodsWe used prospective data from the British Regional Health Study (BRHS) (N = 2147, 71-92 years), and the Health, Aging and Body Composition (HABC) study (USA) (N = 3075, 71-80 years). Oral health measures included tooth loss, periodontal disease, self-rated oral health, and self-reported dry mouth. Participants were followed for onset of disability over a follow-up period of 3 years. Onset of disability was assessed through new cases of mobility limitations, activities of daily living (ADL), and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). Logistic regression was performed to calculate the odds of incident disability.
resultsIn the BRHS, tooth loss was associated with greater odds of mobility limitations and ADL difficulties. Periodontal disease was associated with greater incidence of mobility limitations. Self-report of ≥3 dry mouth symptoms was associated with increased odds of incident mobility limitations and ADL difficulties (OR = 2.08, 95% CI 1.27-3.42; OR = 1.73, 95% CI 1.03-2.90). Fair/poor self-rated oral health was associated with greater incidence of IADL difficulties. In the HABC study, complete tooth loss was associated with greater incidence of mobility limitations (OR = 1.86, 95% CI 1.13-3.06), and fair/poor self-rated oral health was associated with increased odds of incident ADL difficulties (OR = 1.42, 95% CI 1.04-1.94).
conclusionsOral health problems in older adults, particularly tooth loss, self-reported dry mouth and self-rated oral health were associated with greater incidence of disability. Poor oral health plays a potentially important role in the development of disability in older populations, which in turn is an essential part of quality of life and healthy aging.
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