ArticleBMC geriatrics2024
Oral frailty among dentate and edentate older adults in long-term care.
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence and risk factors of oral frailty among older adults.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Factors associated with oral frailty in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of oral frailty prevalence among older hospitalized patients.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Oral frailty in older adults: a scoping review of risk factors, adverse outcomes, and interventions.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a risk-predicting model for oral frailty in older patients with chronic pulpitis.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a risk prediction model for oral frailty among Chinese older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a nomogram prediction model for oral frailty in community-dwelling older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Association between clinical and functional factors and masticatory function of edentulous individuals aged 70 years and older: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Oral health literacy as a key strategy for managing oral frailty: insights from a mediation model.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and physical activity with oral care needs among older U.S. adults.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Tooth-surface plaque microbiome and different levels of oral disease burden among dentate older adults living in long-term care.Journal of oral microbiology · 2025Article
- [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
- Understanding rapid oral health deterioration and its associated factors among older adults: A scoping review.F1000Research · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe objectives of this study were to compare oral frailty (OFr) among edentate and dentate older adults living in long-term care facilities (LTCF) and to clarify how edentulism and oral disease burden (ODB) of dentate older adults are associated with OFr.
methodsThe population of this study comprised 94 edentate and 209 dentate residents in LTCF in Helsinki, Finland, who had previously participated in a nutritional study. The participants underwent a clinical oral examination. The dentate residents were further divided into three ODB groups based on asymptotic dental score. The edentate and different ODB groups were compared with each other regarding demographics and oral and medical findings. OFr was defined as ≥ 2 of following: having a diet of soft/pureed food, residue of food in the oral cavity, inability to keep the mouth open during examination, unclearness of speech, dry mouth. The association between OFr and edentulousness and various levels of ODB was analyzed by a multivariate logistic model.
resultsParticipants with low ODB had significantly less OFr than their edentate peers (p = 0.009). Furthermore, the edentate and dentate with high ODB had similar odds for OFr.
conclusionsEdentulousness and high ODB are equally harmful conditions and may predispose to OFr. This study suggests that maintaining healthy natural teeth and good oral health (low ODB) may protect against OFr.
trial registrationThe Ethics Committee of the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa approved the protocols for the nutritional status and oral healthcare studies and the merging of the data, including patient medical records (Register number HUS/968/2017).
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