Oral health and functioning in older adults in Switzerland from 1970 to 2025 - a systematic review and meta-analysis
Roberta Borg-Bartolo, Maurus Jaeggi, Martin Schimmel, Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel · 2026
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Roberta Borg-Bartolo, Maurus Jaeggi, Martin Schimmel, and Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel review oral health in older adults in Switzerland in work dated two thousand twenty-six. The review spans studies from nineteen seventy onward, for people aged sixty-five and up. It tracks tooth loss, gum disease, false teeth, and chewing function over time.
Toothlessness fell sharply, from near half of older adults in the nineteen eighties to a small share in recent years. The mean count of missing teeth fell by more than half across the same span. People living at home had better mouth health and chewing than those in care homes. Mouth cleanliness stayed middling to poor in all settings, and data on life quality tied to oral health were scarce.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Roberta Borg-Bartolo, Maurus Jaeggi, Martin Schimmel, Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |