Effect of Oral and Prosthodontic Rehabilitation on Nutrition and General Health Outcomes in Edentulous Elderly Populations: A Systematic Review
Anupama Prasad D., Krishna Prasad D., Harshitha Alva, Archana Shetty, Kishore A. Chougule, Hashim Yaacob, Ramya Shenoy
TL;DR
Replacing missing teeth in elderly people improves their ability to chew and eat better, which can help prevent malnutrition and improve quality of life.
Contribution
This systematic review provides evidence that prosthodontic rehabilitation improves nutritional and oral health outcomes in elderly edentulous individuals.
Findings
Prosthodontic rehabilitation consistently improves masticatory function and oral health-related quality of life.
Combining denture provision with dietary advice enhances nutritional status.
Implant-supported dentures improve bite power and meal variety but do not consistently affect biochemical markers.
Abstract
Edentulism impairs mastication and dietary choices in older adults, often leading to malnutrition and associated health risks. Despite being a routine practice, the impact of prosthodontic rehabilitation on systemic and nutritional health outcomes is yet unknown. To systematically review the effects of prosthodontic rehabilitation on nutritional and general health outcomes in elderly edentulous individuals and compare outcomes across prosthetic modalities. A systematic review was conducted per PRISMA 2020 and PROSPERO registration (CRD420251147518) across PubMed, MEDLINE, Cochrane CENTRAL, and Scopus. Eligible studies included randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and clinical and observational studies assessing prosthodontic rehabilitation in adults ≥ 60 years of age that reported nutritional and general health outcomes. The risk of bias was assessed via the risk of bias 2 (RoB 2) for…
Genes, proteins, chemicals, diseases, species, mutations and cell lines named across the full text — each resolved to its canonical identifier and authoritative record.
Click any figure to enlarge with its caption.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 6
Figure 7
Figure 8
Figure 9
Figure 10
Figure 11
Figure 12
Figure 13
Figure 14
Figure 15
Figure 16
Figure 17
Figure 18
Figure 19
Figure 20
Figure 21
Figure 22
Figure 23
Figure 24
Figure 25
Figure 26
Figure 27
Figure 28
Figure 29
Figure 30
Figure 31
Figure 32
Figure 33
Figure 34
Figure 35
Figure 36
Figure 37
Figure 38
Figure 39
Figure 40
Figure 41
Figure 42
Figure 43
Figure 44
Figure 45
Figure 46
Figure 47
Figure 48
Figure 49
Figure 50Peer Reviews
No public reviews on file for this paper yet. If you reviewed it on a platform where reviews are public (OpenReview, ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML), you can paste yours below so the community can read it here.
Videos
No videos yet. Explain this paper in a talk, walkthrough, or lecture? Add one.
Taxonomy
TopicsDental Health and Care Utilization · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Temporomandibular Joint Disorders