ReviewAging clinical and experimental research2025
Epidemiology of oral health in older adults aged 65 or over: prevalence, risk factors and prevention.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Evolving aspects of oral care in older adults: a systematic review and Meta-synthesis.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Association of Social Support With Oral Health in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Gerodontology · 2026Pooled it
- Functional Outcomes of Prosthetic Rehabilitation in Older Adults With Tooth Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Gerodontology · 2026Pooled it
- Oral Health Determinants of Frailty in Older Adults: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.International dental journal · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence and influencing factors of oral frailty in older adults with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of a CARE-ORIENT Education Program on Oral Hygiene Among Institutionalized Older Adults: A Double Blinded Cluster Randomized Controlled Study.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric DentistryTrial
- Periodontal Disease and Edentulism Trends in Older Women of China and Association of Southeast Asian Nations, 1990 to 2033.International dental journal · 2026Article
- Oral Structural and Functional Impairment in Relation to Depressive Outcomes in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Periodontitis and all-cause mortality in 60- and 66-year-old individuals: a 23-year prospective cohort study.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Oral Microbiota, the Oral-Brain Axis, and Neurodegeneration: Mechanisms and Dietary Modulation.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Burden and Patterns of Oral Diseases and Systemic Comorbidities in Older Adults Attending Primary Care: A Sex- and Age-Stratified Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Global Trends in Incidence of Caries in Permanent Teeth of the Elderly Aged Over 55 Years, 1990-2021: A Multilevel Analysis Using GBD Data.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2026Article
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- Oral Self-Care as a Preventive Strategy in Medicated Older Adults: Biological Mechanisms, Genetic Susceptibility, and Public Health Implications.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Self-reported tooth loss and quality of life among household heads of Jwalamukhi, Dhading, Nepal.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Ageing, multimorbidity and polypharmacy shape prosthodontic case-mix in undergraduate clinics: a 9-year retrospective cohort study of 1,205 patients in Germany.BMC oral health · 2026Observational
- Association between Live Dietary Microbes and Root Caries: A Cross-Sectional Study with a Predictive Risk Model.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2026Article
- Global, Regional, and National Burden of Oral Diseases in Older Adults Aged 65 Years And Over.International dental journal · 2026Article
- Global Burden of Oral Disorders in Adults Aged ≥65, 1990 to 2021: A Systematic Analysis of Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.International dental journal · 2026Article
- A spatially defined Sr/Zn gradient coating with dual osteogenic and anti-corrosion functions on Ti6Al4VRSC advances · 2026Article
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Abstract
Oral diseases have emerged as one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide, with a high global average prevalence of 45%, affecting an estimated 3.5 billion people globally. With the acceleration of global aging, oral health issues among the older adults have become increasingly prominent. According to the global multi-country epidemiological survey and the WHO report, the prevalence of oral diseases in the elderly aged 65 and above showed a significant increase, and the burden of disease was concentrated on dental caries, periodontal disease and tooth loss. This article synthesizes recent epidemiological data on the rising prevalence of oral health problems in older adults(aged ≥ 65), including inflammatory or non-inflammatory oral diseases, such as dental caries, periodontal disease, tooth loss, oral cancer, dry mouth and dysphagia, illustrates their multidirectional connections with systemic health, their risk factors and prevention, finally advocates for integrating oral health into holistic geriatric care frameworks.
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