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.

30 studies

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StudyYearReviewsReview outcomes linkedTrial data
Physical Frailty and Oral Frailty Associated with Late-Life Depression in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
Lin 2022 · Lin Ying-Chun, Huang Shan-Shan, et al. · Journal of personalized medicine
PMID:35330459
202253not extracted yet
Association of Tooth Loss With Stress and Depressive Symptoms in Korean Adults: An Analysis Using Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination…
Koh 2026 · Koh Jae-Hun, Choi Eun-Jae, et al. · Gerodontology
PMID:40765280
202622not extracted yet
Association of social frailty, sarcopenia, and oral frailty with depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study.
Sun 2025 · Sun Yuanhao, Liu Huan, et al. · BMC public health
PMID:39910522
202521not extracted yet
Oral health condition and occurrence of depression in the elderly.
Skośkiewicz-Malinowska 2018 · Skośkiewicz-Malinowska Katarzyna, Malicka Barbara, et al. · Medicine
PMID:30313038
201821not extracted yet
Relationship between Depressive Moods and Oral Frailty in a Frailty Outpatient Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Kawamura 2026 · Kawamura Koki, Maeda Keisuke, et al. · Gerontology
PMID:41397001
202611not extracted yet
Oral frailty and the trajectories of psychological well-being and cognitive function: findings from the 12-year community-based Kashiwa study.
Tanaka 2026 · Tanaka Tomoki, Lyu Weida, et al. · The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences
PMID:41533683
20261none statednot extracted yet
The Effect of Tooth Loss on Depression and Anxiety Among Older Adults in China: The Mediating Role of Dietary Diversity.
Wang 2026 · Wang Yin, Sun Xiaojie · Nutrients
PMID:41901068
202611not extracted yet
The Mediating Role of Formal Social Engagement in the Relationship Between Oral Health and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults in South Korea.
Sung 2025 · Sung Pildoo, Zhang Yanan, et al. · International journal of geriatric psychiatry
PMID:40286245
20251none statednot extracted yet
Longitudinal Association Between Self-Reported Chewing Difficulty and Depression Among Older Japanese Adults Using Data From the Longevity…
Miyano 2025 · Miyano Takashi, Kaneko Ryosuke, et al. · Cureus
PMID:40551921
202511not extracted yet
Estimating the causal impact of chewing disability on depressive symptoms mediated by loneliness: a longitudinal marginal structural model study of…
Tay 2025 · Tay John Rong Hao, Nascimento Gustavo G, et al. · Innovation in aging
PMID:41158119
20251none statednot extracted yet
Dietary diversity and life satisfaction as mediators in the relationship between oral health and depression among older adults in china: a…
Zhang 2025 · Zhang Keying, Lei Yu, et al. · Frontiers in psychology
PMID:41181690
20251none statednot extracted yet
Dental prosthesis use moderates association between tooth loss and risk of depressive symptoms in older adults with severe tooth loss: The JAGES…
Nakazawa 2024 · Nakazawa Noriko, Takeuchi Kenji, et al. · Journal of prosthodontic research
PMID:38479890
20241none statednot extracted yet
Occurrence of Depression and its Association with Oral Health in Elderly People Living in Old Age Homes of Mathura.
Kaur 2024 · Kaur Navpreet, Barman Nitul, et al. · Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences
PMID:38595567
20241none statednot extracted yet
Association between Oral Health and Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Dietary Diversity.
Lou 2024 · Lou Jiaxu, Wang Jian, et al. · Nutrients
PMID:38674922
20241none statednot extracted yet
Association between masticatory function and depression in older adults: Results from NHANES 2009 to 2018.
Wei 2024 · Wei Xindi, Zhang Xiaomeng, et al. · Journal of clinical periodontology
PMID:38987924
202411not extracted yet
Oral health, anxiety symptoms and depressive symptoms: findings from the survey of health, ageing and retirement in Europe.
Hajek 2023 · Hajek André, Lieske Berit, et al. · Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society
PMID:37020329
20231none statednot extracted yet
Association Between Changes in Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Depressive Symptoms in the Korean Elderly Population.
Park 2023 · Park Kyoung Eun, Lee Hooyeon, et al. · International journal of public health
PMID:37065644
202311not extracted yet
Oral health-related quality of life is associated with the prevalence and development of depressive symptoms in older Japanese individuals: The…
Ohi 2022 · Ohi Takashi, Murakami Takahisa, et al. · Gerodontology
PMID:34009675
202211not extracted yet
Oral health and depressive symptoms among older adults in urban China: a moderated mediation model analysis.
Sun 2022 · Sun Qian, Wang Youwei, et al. · BMC geriatrics
PMID:36307767
20221none statednot extracted yet
Association between depressive symptoms and oral health care in non-institutionalized elders in Northeastern Brazil
Muniz 2021 · Muniz Isis de Araújo Ferreira, Souto Welliton Silva, et al. · Research, Society and Development
DOI:10.33448/rsd-v10i4.13745
202111not extracted yet
Oral health and depressive symptoms among older adults: longitudinal study.
Kunrath and Silva 2021 · Kunrath Isabelle, Silva Alexandre Emidio Ribeiro · Aging & mental health
PMID:33291966
20211none statednot extracted yet
The deterioration of oral function and orofacial appearance mediated the relationship between tooth loss and depression among community-dwelling…
Kusama 2021 · Kusama Taro, Kiuchi Sakura, et al. · Journal of affective disorders
PMID:33730661
202111not extracted yet
Causal effect of tooth loss on depression: evidence from a population-wide natural experiment in the USA.
Matsuyama 2021 · Matsuyama Y, Jürges H, et al. · Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences
PMID:34030762
20211none statednot extracted yet
Longitudinal Association Between Oral Status and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Older Adults - China, 2014-2018.
Zhang 2021 · Zhang Xinhui, Hu Xiyuan, et al. · China CDC weekly
PMID:34659865
20211none statednot extracted yet
Associations between oral health and depressive symptoms: Findings from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project.
Wright 2020 · Wright Fredrick A Clive, Takehara Sachiko, et al. · Australasian journal on ageing
PMID:31943668
20201none statednot extracted yet
Self-assessed impact of oral health on the psychological well-being and depressive symptoms of older adults living in Melbourne.
Mariño 2020 · Mariño Rodrigo, Enticott Joanne, et al. · Journal of public health dentistry
PMID:32281128
20201none statednot extracted yet
Oral Health-A Neglected Aspect of Subjective Well-Being in Later Life.
Rouxel 2018 · Rouxel Patrick, Tsakos Georgios, et al. · The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences
PMID:26970523
201811not extracted yet
Oral Health and Incident Depressive Symptoms: JAGES Project Longitudinal Study in Older Japanese.
Yamamoto 2017 · Yamamoto Tatsuo, Aida Jun, et al. · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
PMID:28165614
201711not extracted yet
Oral health and depression in older Japanese people.
Takiguchi 2016 · Takiguchi Tomoya, Yoshihara Akihiro, et al. · Gerodontology
PMID:25645887
201611not extracted yet
Correlation between depressive symptoms and subjective mastication ability and ability to pronunciation among Korean elderly.
Park 2016 · Park Min Sun, Hwang Kyung-Gyun, et al. · Epidemiology and health
PMID:27457065
201611not extracted yet