Frailty as a determinant of dental attendance among community-dwelling older adults.
Barbara E JanssensGeorgios TsakosLuc De VisschereDominique VertéNico De WittePublished in: Gerodontology (2022)
Frailty is consistently associated with less favourable dental attendance, independent from age, gender, socioeconomic factors, family composition, and self-perceived oral health. Once frailty has been detected, good interprofessional communication and care are needed to avoid the drop-out of older adults from the oral healthcare system.