Global, Regional, and National Burden of Oral Diseases in Older Adults Aged 65 Years And Over.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study focuses on examining worldwide trends in oral disease burden, including periodontal disease, dental caries, edentulism, and other oral disorders, among those aged 65 years and above between 1990 and 2021, while predicting their future development to 2050.

Methods

Using data from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study, we analysed prevalence, disability-adjusted life years, age-standardized rates (ASRs), and average annual per cent changes across sex, age, region, country, and social-development index (SDI). Temporal trend analysis was conducted using Joinpoint regression, while decomposition analysis was applied to pinpoint the factors driving changes in disease burden. A Bayesian age-period-cohort model generated projections.

Results

Globally,

SUBMITTER: Lu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12753236 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature