Abstract
ObjectiveTo investigate the current status of oral frailty in elderly patients with dental implants and analyze the influencing factors for different profile categories..
Methods Between January 2024 and March 2024, 654 patients with dental implants who were admitted to six secondary and above stomatological hospitals in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces were included in this study. A questionnaire survey was conducted using the general information questionnaire and Oral Frailty Rating Scale. The potential profile of oral frailty in elderly patients with dental implants was analyzed. Furthermore, univariate and logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the influencing factors for the potential profile of oral frailty..
Results In total, 605 valid questionnaires were collected, with an effective recovery rate of 92.58%. The oral frailty score was 6.64 ± 1.21. Oral frailty in elderly patients with dental implants was divided into three potential profile categories: high, medium, and low oral failure groups. The average probabilities of elderly patients with implants belonging to each latent profile were 0.943, 0.951, and 0.962, respectively. Analysis of the influencing factors revealed statistically significant differences in age, sex, education level, family income, number of implants, and combined dyslipidemia (P < 0.05).
Conclusions Oral frailty in elderly patients with dental implants is heterogeneous and affected by age, sex, education level, family income, number of implants, and dyslipidemia. Clinical staff should identify the characteristics of different patient categories and actively adopt countermeasures for those with high oral failure to improve their quality of life.