Oral frailty

Disease

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Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Older adults show three distinct paths of oral frailty

Across six months, 46.3% of institutionalized older adults stayed stable, 34.4% showed gradual recovery, and 19.3% experienced progressive deterioration.Across six months, 46.3% of institutionalized older adults stayed stable, 34.4% showed gradual recovery, and 19.3% experienced progressive deterioration.

Cohort study of 295 peoplePopulations
Innovation in Aging

Lower oral frailty linked to greater independence in older adults

Simulating a stepwise drop in oral frailty yielded a 73% higher probability of being alive and functionally independent (probability ratio 1.73, 95% CI 1.48–2.02).Simulating a stepwise drop in oral frailty yielded a 73% higher probability of being alive and functionally independent (probability ratio 1.73, 95% CI 1.48–2.02).

Cohort study of 1,702 peoplePopulations