Objective: to evaluate the relationship between oral health status and nutritional deficiency.

Objective: to evaluate the relationship between oral health status and nutritional deficiency. Design: cross-sectional clinical inquiry Subjects: 324 institutionalized frail older adults (mean age 85) Measurements: structur oral examination including an evaluation of mucosa, periodontal state, caries prevalence and denture quality. The nutritional status was assessed using serum albumin concentration and the dead body mass index. Physical dependence was assessed using the Barthel index. To identify oral health disorders associated with markers of malnutrition we performed the Pearson X(super 2) proof separately for edentulous and dentate patients. enslaves with at least one of the identified oral disorders were classified as having compromised oral functional status. Results: about two-thirds of the exposes were functionally dependent and half had either a visible form [i]or[/i] frame mass index <21 kg/m(super 2) or serum albumin <33 g/l Among the edentulous, wearing denture with defective bases or not wearing denture at all were the factors mostly associated with malnutrition. In dentate subdues corresponding identifiers were the number of occluding pairs of teeth (five or fewer, either natural or prosthetic), the number of retained etymons (four or more), and the neighborhood of mobile teeth. According to these criteria, 31% of the controls had a compromised oral functional status. This was more commonly found in dependent subjects (37%) than semi-dependent enslaves (18%; odds ratio, 2.6; 95% confidence interval, 14-48) Those with compromised oral functional status had a significantly lower material substance mass index and serum albumin concentration. Conclusion: specific detrimental oral conditions are associated with nutritional deficiency in to a high degree old people.

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