老年人口腔健康与衰弱的相关性研究进展

Research Progress on the Correlation Between Oral Health and Frailty in the Elderly

老年人是健康领域的脆弱人群,随着年龄的增长,与增龄相关的老年健康问题越来越突出,其中较为突出的老年健康问题包括口腔健康与衰弱。本文阐述了老年人口腔健康与衰弱的概念,并从牙齿数量、口腔功能、口腔疼痛、牙周疾病及相互影响的因素等,对老年人口腔健康与衰弱的常用评估工具,及其对老年人口腔健康与衰弱的相关性进行综述,旨在提升对老年人口腔健康与衰弱的认知与重视程度,为今后老年人口腔健康及衰弱的有效干预提供理论参考。

The elderly are vulnerable groups in the health field.With the increase of age,the elderly health problems related to age increase are becoming more and more prominent,among which the prominent elderly health problems include oral health and frailty.This paper expounds the concept of oral health and frailty in the elderly,and reviews the commonly used assessment tools for oral health and frailty in the elderly and their correlation with oral health and frailty in the elderly from the aspects of tooth number,oral function,oral pain,periodontal disease and the factors affecting each other,aiming to enhance the awareness and attention of oral health and frailty in the elderly,and provide theoretical reference for the effective intervention of oral health and frailty in the elderly in the future.