Studies

Primary studies

26,293 studies included by 1,022 non-Cochrane dental reviews extracted from full text, one record per study, so a study included by several reviews is counted once. Most are randomized trials; etiology and diagnostic reviews also include observational and accuracy studies. Cochrane reviews and reviews with only their headline outcomes do not list their included studies here yet.

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StudyYearReviewsReview outcomes linkedTrial data
Impact of periodontal disease and chewing ability on the quality of life of the elderly in an affluent community.
Liang 2020 · Liang Ya-Hong, Chou Chyuan, et al. · Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi
PMID:31982268
20203none statednot extracted yet
Why do some people lose teeth across their lifespan whereas others retain a functional dentition into very old age?
Thorstensson et al., 2010 [79] 2010 · Thorstensson Helene, Johansson Boo · Gerodontology
PMID:19545321
20103none statednot extracted yet
Role of social capital on edentulism, social participation and cognition.
Chan et al., 2025 [90] 2025 · Chan Charlotte Cheuk Kwan, Li Kar Yan, et al. · Journal of dentistry
PMID:41072900
20252none statednot extracted yet
Neighborhood Deprivation and Changes in Oral Health in Older Age: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study.
Ganbavale et al., 2024 [35] 2024 · Ganbavale S G, Papachristou E, et al. · Journal of dental research
PMID:38414259
20242none statednot extracted yet
Social isolation, loneliness and accelerated tooth loss among Chinese older adults: A longitudinal study.
Qi et al., 2023 [65] 2023 · Qi Xiang, Pei Yaolin, et al. · Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
PMID:35040179
20232none statednot extracted yet
[Psychosocial mediators between socioeconomic status and oral health among urban-dwelling older adults].
Yanagisawa et al., 2023 [85] 2023 · Yanagisawa Shizuko, Sugisawa Hidehiro, et al. · [Nihon koshu eisei zasshi] Japanese journal of public health
PMID:37032068
20232none statednot extracted yet
Tooth Loss and Associated Factors in Mexican Older Adults in Nursing Homes: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.
Rocha‐Ortiz et al., 2023 [69] 2023 · Rocha-Ortiz Jesús Alberto, Tepox-Puga Sandra Manuela, et al. · BioMed research international
PMID:37096226
20232none statednot extracted yet
Tooth loss, denture use, and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in older adults: a community cohort study.
Dai et al., 2023 [30] 2023 · Dai Miao, Song Quhong, et al. · Frontiers in public health
PMID:37342280
202322not extracted yet
Socioeconomics, health-related factors, and tooth loss among the population aged over 80 years in China.
Yang et al., 2022 [86] 2022 · Yang Hanmo, Han Runlin, et al. · BMC public health
PMID:35247999
202221not extracted yet
Oral health of community-dwelling older Australian men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP).
Wright et al., 2018 [83] 2018 · Wright Fac, Chu Sk-Y, et al. · Australian dental journal
PMID:28853154
201821not extracted yet
Social capital and oral health: The association of social capital with edentulism and chewing ability in the rural elderly.
Kim et al. 2018 [51] 2018 · Kim Eun-Kyong, Jung Yun-Sook, et al. · Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
PMID:29065366
201822not extracted yet
Oral Health Indicators for Risk of Malnutrition in Elders.
Wu et al., 2018 [84] 2018 · Wu L L, Cheung K Y, et al. · The journal of nutrition, health & aging
PMID:29380853
20182none statednot extracted yet
Influence of lack of posterior occlusal support on cognitive decline among 80-year-old Japanese people in a 3-year prospective study.
Hatta et al., 2018 [39] 2018 · Hatta Kodai, Ikebe Kazunori, et al. · Geriatrics & gerontology international
PMID:30295988
20182none statednot extracted yet
Negative impact of oral health conditions on oral health related quality of life of community dwelling elders in Mexico city, a population based…
Castrejón‐Pérez et al., 2017 [28] 2017 · Castrejón-Pérez Roberto Carlos, Borges-Yáñez S Aída, et al. · Geriatrics & gerontology international
PMID:27150729
201721not extracted yet
Oral health care behavior and frailty-related factors in a care-dependent older population.
Niesten et al., 2017 [61] 2017 · Niesten Dominique, Witter Dick J, et al. · Journal of dentistry
PMID:28380347
201721not extracted yet
Oral Health and the Frail Elderly.
Rapp et al., 2017 [67] 2017 · Rapp L, Sourdet S, et al. · The Journal of frailty & aging
PMID:28721433
20172none statednot extracted yet
Dietary Intake Is Associated with Occlusal Force Rather Than Number of Teeth in 80-y-Old Japanese.
Inomata et al., 2017 [44] 2017 · Inomata C, Ikebe K, et al. · JDR clinical and translational research
PMID:30931780
20172none statednot extracted yet
Prevalence of dental caries and influencing factors, time trends over a 30-year period in an adult population. Epidemiological studies between 1983…
Edman et al., 2016 [32] 2016 · Edman Kristina, Öhrn Kerstin, et al. · Acta odontologica Scandinavica
PMID:27215270
20162none statednot extracted yet
Tooth-Loss Experience and Associated Variables among Adult Mexicans 60 Years and Older.
Islas‐Granillo et al., 2016 [46] 2016 · Islas-Granillo Horacio, Borges-Yañez Aida, et al. · Puerto Rico health sciences journal
PMID:27232870
201621not extracted yet
Association Between Tooth Loss, Receipt of Dental Care, and Functional Disability in an Elderly Japanese Population: The Tsurugaya Project.
Komiyama et al., 2016 [53] 2016 · Komiyama Takamasa, Ohi Takashi, et al. · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
PMID:27801931
201623not extracted yet
Masticatory factors as predictors of oral health-related quality of life among elderly people in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Hsu et al., 2013 [42] 2014 · Hsu Kun-Jung, Lee Huey-Er, et al. · Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation
PMID:24241772
20142none statednot extracted yet
Salivary Parameters (Salivary Flow, pH and Buffering Capacity) in Stimulated Saliva of Mexican Elders 60 Years Old and Older.
Islas‐Granillo et al., 2014 [47] 2014 · Islas-Granillo H, Borges-Yañez S A, et al. · The West Indian medical journal
PMID:25867562
20142none statednot extracted yet
The association between neighborhood social capital and self-reported dentate status in elderly Japanese--the Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study.
Aida et al. 2011 [23] 2011 · Aida J, Kuriyama S, et al. · Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
PMID:21091754
201122not extracted yet
The association between demographic and oral health-related quality of life factors and dental care attendance among underprivileged older people.
Zini et al., 2011 [88] 2011 · Zini Avi, Vered Yuval, et al. · Australasian journal on ageing
PMID:21672115
20112none statednot extracted yet
Amount and type of alcohol consumption and missing teeth among community-dwelling older adults: findings from the Copenhagen Oral Health Senior study.
Heegaard et al. [40] 2011 · Heegaard Karen, Avlund Kirsten, et al. · Journal of public health dentistry
PMID:22320290
201122not extracted yet
Number of teeth and selected cardiovascular risk factors among elderly people.
Syrjälä et al., 2010 [77] 2010 · Syrjälä Anna-Maija Hannele, Ylöstalo Pekka, et al. · Gerodontology
PMID:19702670
201022not extracted yet
The impact of educational level on oral health-related quality of life in older people in London.
Tsakos et al., 2009 [80] 2009 · Tsakos Georgios, Sheiham Aubrey, et al. · European journal of oral sciences
PMID:19583757
200921not extracted yet
Chewing function impacts oral health-related quality of life among institutionalized and community-dwelling Korean elders.
Kim et al., 2009 [52] 2009 · Kim Hae-Young, Jang Moon-Sung, et al. · Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
PMID:19681982
200921not extracted yet
The effect of oral health on quality of life in an underprivileged homebound and non-homebound elderly population in Jerusalem.
Zini et al., 2008 [87] 2008 · Zini Avraham, Sgan-Cohen Harold D · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
PMID:18005351
20082none statednot extracted yet
Tooth loss, denture wearing and associated factors among an elderly institutionalised Brazilian population.
Ferreira et al., 2008 [34] 2008 · Ferreira Raquel Conceição, de Magalhães Cláudia Silami, et al. · Gerodontology
PMID:18282145
200821not extracted yet
Factors associated with oral health-related quality of life in community-dwelling elderly persons with disabilities.
Jensen et al., 2008 [50] 2008 · Jensen Peter M, Saunders Ralph L, et al. · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
PMID:18284537
20082none statednot extracted yet
Dental service utilization by independently dwelling older adults in Manitoba, Canada.
Brothwell et al., 2008 [27] 2008 · Brothwell Douglas J, Jay Michelle, et al. · Journal (Canadian Dental Association)
PMID:18353200
20082none statednot extracted yet
Tooth loss in the elderly and its association with nutritional status, socio-economic and lifestyle factors.
Musacchio et al., 2007 [60] 2007 · Musacchio Estella, Perissinotto Egle, et al. · Acta odontologica Scandinavica
PMID:17453425
200722not extracted yet
Periodontal disease in the oldest-old living in Kungsholmen, Sweden: findings from the KEOHS project.
Holm‐Pedersen et al., 2006 [41] 2006 · Holm-Pedersen Poul, Russell Stefanie Luise, et al. · Journal of clinical periodontology
PMID:16677325
20062none statednot extracted yet
Dental state and functional capacity in 75-year-olds in three Nordic localities.
Osterberg et al., 1995 [62] 1995 · Osterberg T, Era P, et al. · Journal of oral rehabilitation
PMID:7472739
19952none statednot extracted yet
Oral complaints and utilization of dental services in relation to general health factors in a 88-year-old Swedish population.
Lundgren et al., 1995 [59] 1995 · Lundgren M, Osterberg T, et al. · Gerodontology
PMID:9084294
19952none statednot extracted yet
Edentulism and oral health problems among elderly rural Iowans: the Iowa 65+ rural health study.
Hunt et al., 1985 [42] 1985 · Hunt R J, Beck J D, et al. · American journal of public health
PMID:3898879
198521not extracted yet
Relationship Between Oral Function and Social Participation Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study
Takeda 2025 · Takeda Mayu, Matsuda Yuhei, et al. · Healthcare
DOI:10.3390/healthcare13182271
20251none statednot extracted yet
Social Isolation/Loneliness and Tooth Loss in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Sukagawa Study.
Takahashi 2023 · Takahashi Sei, Naganuma Toru, et al. · Innovation in aging
PMID:37497340
202311not extracted yet
Social relations as determinants of oral health among persons over the age of 80 years.
Avlund 2003 · Avlund Kirsten, Holm-Pedersen Poul, et al. · Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
PMID:14986913
20031none statednot extracted yet