ArticleBMC geriatrics2022
Association between dentition and frailty and cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults.
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- Association between oral health status and frailty in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Factors associated with oral frailty in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Improving the Oral Health of Older People in Care Homes: Results From a Randomised Feasibility Study.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2025Trial
- Masticatory Dysfunction and Hippocampal Volume in Ageing Adults: An MRI-Based Scoping Review.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Masticatory function and frailty: insights from NHANES and CHARLS.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Association of oral frailty and its dimensions with cognitive impairment among older adults in China: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2026Observational
- A nomogram model for identifying cognitive frailty in elderly patients with chronic diseases: a multicenter cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- A nomogram for predicting oral frailty in older adults: a small-sample cross-sectional study in Anhui Province, China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Oral Health and Healthy Ageing: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies.Dentistry journal · 2025Review
- Association between pre-stroke frailty status and post-stroke cognitive impairment in patients with acute large artery atherosclerotic cerebral infarction.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2025Article
- Progression and clinical implications of frailty in patients with systemic sclerosis.Clinical rheumatology · 2025Article
- Research trends in oral health and frailty studies: a bibliometric and visual analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Decomposition Analysis of the Prevalence of Denture Use Between Rural and Urban Older Individuals With Edentulism in China: Cross-Sectional Study.Interactive journal of medical research · 2024Article
- [Analysis of the Occurrence and Influencing Factors of Oral Frailty in Elderly Residents of Elderly Care Facilities].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate dentition status amongst community-dwelling older adults and its association with frailty and cognitive impairment. METHODOLOGY: One thousand forty-seven community-dwelling older adults aged ≥65 years were surveyed in an epidemiologic population-based cohort study in Singapore between April 2015 and August 2016. Data on demographics, dentition status, chronic diseases, activities and instrumental activities on daily-living, cognition (age- and education-specific MMSE cut-offs), frailty (FRAIL scale), perceived health and functional status were collected. Multiple logistic regression was performed to examine the association between dentition, frailty and cognition.
resultsMean age of participants was 71.2 ± 5.5 years. The prevalence of denture use was 70.7% and edentulism 7.9%. Compared to edentulousness, having teeth was associated with lower odds of cognitive impairment and higher odds of being robust or pre-frail. Denture-wearers compared with edentulous persons were less likely to be male, had higher education level and more likely be robust or pre-frail. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: There were significant associations between dentition status, frailty and cognition in our study where those with remining teeth and / or dentures had better overall outcomes. As oral health, frailty and cognitive impairments are all modifiable risk factors for healthy ageing, countries should consider population level screening for oral health, frailty and cognitive impairment.
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