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ArticleClinical and experimental dental research2023

Development and initial validation of the Comprehensive Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Tool.

Shervan Shoaee, Mohammad-Hossein Heydari, Hossein Hessari, Neda Mehrdad, Laleh Khalilazar, Bahareh Hatami, Farshad Sharifi

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  1. Oral Health Status of the Elderly Population in Iran.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2025
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  4. Dental Caries among the Elderly in Iran: A Meta-analysis.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2024
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Shervan ShoaeeElderly Health Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad-Hossein HeydariNon-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-5107-9749
Hossein HessariResearch Center for Caries Prevention, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Neda MehrdadEndocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Laleh KhalilazarElderly Health Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Bahareh HatamiElderly Health Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farshad SharifiElderly Health Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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objectivesImproving the oral health of the elderly is crucial to improving their general health and quality of life. To reach this goal, it is necessary to start with a comprehensive oral health assessment and a detailed treatment plan. The aim of this study was, therefore, to develop a comprehensive Oral Health Assessment Tool for the geriatric population. MATERIAL AND

methodsFollowing a panel of experts' consultation, a clinical form and a self-assessment questionnaire were developed, encompassing eight domains: dental caries, periodontal diseases, partial and complete edentulism, oral soft tissue lesions, occlusion, xerostomia, temporomandibular joints, and oral or oral prostheses hygiene. Subsequently, a pilot study was conducted to appraise the clinical form and questionnaire involving 84 residents of an Iranian nursing home. After securing ethics approval, both the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the self-assessment questions' validity and reliability were assessed, and specificity and sensitivity were calculated.

resultsThe mean age of the participants was 69.8 (±4.1) years, and 86% had less than 12 years of education. The questions regarding the number of remaining teeth and the number of decayed teeth had the highest sensitivity (97% and 88%), respectively. Questions regarding the presence of periodontitis and gingivitis had the highest specificity (both 100%).

conclusionsA Comprehensive Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Tool has been developed and its validity and reliability evaluated in a pilot study. It should now be further evaluated in larger studies.

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Dental CariesDental ImplantsAgedHumansIranOral HealthPilot ProjectsQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsDental Implantsaginggeriatricoral health assessmenttool

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