Oral health-related quality of life of older adults living in long-term care facilities and its association with dental prosthesis use and condition

Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the association of oral health-related quality life with prosthetic rehabilitation status and dental prosthesis condition in residents Brazilian long-term care facilities. Methods: The older adults (n = 194; mean [standard deviation] age 78.93 [9.10]) was assessed by Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index Impact Profile questionnaires. Prosthetic recorded according absence teeth use prostheses. Dental considered good or poor based on stability, retention, occlusion, vertical dimension, defects. Poisson regression models were plotted analyze data (α 0.05). Results:Lower scores associated edentulism denture only one jaw (B -0.05) stability -0.04). Similarly, edentulous participants 0.59) those wearing prostheses 0.36) are more likely achieve higher scores. Also, lower defects -0.34). Conclusion:In summary, living longterm facilities is negatively impacted stability. Therefore, should provide health training caregivers, include professionals staff, articulate demands teams primary system.