Estimation of Oral Disease Burden among Older Adults in LTC: A Scoping Review

Bathsheba Turton (), Gheed Alqunaybit, Amrita Tembhe, Alaa Qari, Kadambari Rawal, Ernest Mandel, Joseph Calabrese and Michelle Henshaw
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Bathsheba Turton: Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Gheed Alqunaybit: Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Amrita Tembhe: Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Alaa Qari: Faculty of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 02131, Saudi Arabia
Kadambari Rawal: Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Ernest Mandel: Hebrew Seniorlife, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02131, USA
Joseph Calabrese: Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Michelle Henshaw: Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 3, 1-12

Abstract: Oral health is an essential part of healthy aging and very little data exists around the disease burden for older adults in a long-term care setting. The aim of this scoping review was to estimate the disease burden of dental caries, periodontal disease, and tooth loss among older adults in Long-Term Care (LTC). This scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. A detailed strategy was used to conduct a comprehensive search of electronic databases: PubMed, Embase, and Dentistry and Oral Sciences Source (DOSS). The Rayyan AI platform was used to screen abstracts for assessment by one of five co-investigators. Results indicate that only one in three might have a functional dentition upon entry into LTC, and among those who are dentate, most might expect to develop at least one new coronal and one new root caries lesion each year. There is a need to better document the disease experiences of this group to tailor approaches to care that might reduce the avoidable suffering as a result of dental caries and periodontal disease.

Keywords: long-term care; dental caries; tooth loss; periodontal disease; scoping review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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