SynthesisEuropean geriatric medicine2024
The prevalence of oral frailty among older adults: a systematic review and meta‑analysis.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence and risk factors of oral frailty among older adults.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- From culture-based to 16S sequencing approaches: oral microbiota changes in aging, frailty, and oral hypofunction - a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Oral frailty status and influencing factors in a community-based elderly population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of oral frailty in community-dwelling 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
- Systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence and risk factors of oral frailty among older adults.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and unfavourable outcome of oral frailty in older adult: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Competences for Providing Oral Health Care to Care-Dependent Older Adults-Defining Learning Objectives for the German Undergraduate Dental Curriculum Through a Delphi Study.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2026Article
- Oral Frailty Index-8 (OFI-8) in Healthy Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Factor Structure and Association With Appetite, Muscle Health, Falls, Physical Function, Mood, and Quality of Life.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2026Article
- Associations of comprehensive oral health with body composition, physical performance, and sarcopenia among middle-aged and older adults in rural western China: potential mediating pathways.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Dose-response relationship between eHealth literacy and oral frailty in the elderly: a multicentric cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 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
- Development and internal validation of a risk prediction model for oral frailty in hospitalized older adults with chronic diseases.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Validity of the Turkish version of the Oral Frailty Index-8 and its relationship with frailty, malnutrition, and sarcopenia in older adults.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- A nomogram for predicting oral frailty in older adults: a small-sample cross-sectional study in Anhui Province, China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of oral frailty in elderly patients undergoing elective surgery: a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Physical and Psychosocial Frailty Indicators as Predictors of Oral Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Women.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Association Between Time Preferences and Masticatory Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Association of Oral Frailty with Physical Frailty and Malnutrition in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis.Nutrients · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn recent years, oral frailty was proposed as a new concept regarding dental and oral health in older adults. Poor oral health is linked to preserving general health and has become a geriatric public health problem that deeply affects healthy aging. While in present, evidence on the prevalence associated with oral frailty in older adults remains unclear.
objectiveTo systematically evaluate the prevalence of oral frailty among older adults, stratified by relevant factors such as gender, source, study design, region, and the evaluation scales for oral frailty and provide an evidence-based foundation for healthcare professionals and policymakers to formulate relevant measures.
methodsTen electronic databases were systematically searched from inception to September 2023, including PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, PsycINFO, The Cochrane Library, CINAHL, China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database (CNKI), Chinese Biomedical Database (Sinomed), Weipu Database, and Wanfang database. Based on the Stata 15.0 software package, a random effect model was used to calculate the pooled prevalence of oral frailty among older adults. In addition, sensitivity analysis, subgroup analysis, and meta-regression were conducted based on different study characteristics to detect heterogeneity sources. Funnel plots, Begg's and Egger's tests were used to evaluate the publication bias.
resultsEighteen studies with a total of 12,932 older adults were included for meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of oral frailty and oral pre-frailty was 24% (95% CI: 20-28%) and 57% (95% CI: 52-61%) respectively. Based on different assessment tools of oral frailty, the pooled prevalence of oral frailty was higher when using the OFI-8 scale (44.1%; 95% CI: 35.4-52.8%) than the OFI-6 scale (18.3%; 95% CI: 15.8-20.8%) or OF checklist (22.1%; 95% CI: 17.4-26.7%). The prevalence of oral frailty was higher among older adults in females (23.8%; 95% CI: 18.4-29.2%), hospital settings (31%, 95% CI: 16.6-45.5%), cross-sectional design (26.7%, 95% CI: 19.2-34.2%), and China (45.9%, 95% CI: 34.4-57.3%).
conclusionsOur study showed that oral frailty was common among older adults and various characteristics may affect its prevalence. Thus, healthcare professionals and policymakers should take oral frailty seriously in clinical practice and program planning and develop more preventive measures for oral frailty among older adults.
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