Received: 2026/05/13 | Accepted: 2026/01/29 | Published: 2026/01/29
URL: http://hehp.daneshafarand.org/article-4-85681-en.html
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2- Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Almokhyam Aldaem Street, Nasr Road, 11884 Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. Postal Code: 11884 (esmailesmail.209@azhar.edu.eg)
3- Department of Substitutive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the current status of dental prosthetics, identify prosthetic needs, and assess the prevalence of oral frailty within the geriatric population in Egypt.
Instrument & Methods: The cross-sectional study recruited 258 community-dwelling adults aged 60 years or older from residential homes in Al-Sharkia Governorate, Egypt. Collected data included demographic information, medical history, oral hygiene, prosthetic status and needs, and scores on the Oral Frailty Index-8 (OFI-8). Chi-square tests, t-tests, and multinomial logistic regression were utilized to evaluate the associations among prosthetic status, prosthetic needs, and oral frailty.
Findings: A high percentage of participants (79.8%) were at elevated risk for oral frailty, with chronic diseases (72.5%) and past tooth extractions (94.6%) being prevalent. Oral examination revealed common issues such as gingival inflammation (50.8%) and temporomandibular joint pain (58.1%), while prosthetic needs varied, with many requiring single or multiple-unit prostheses. Key risk factors identified included illiteracy, temporomandibular joint pain, and mandibular prosthetic needs, underscoring the multifactorial nature of oral frailty.
Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of oral frailty and substantial unmet prosthetic needs among older adults in Egypt.