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. 2023 Aug 27;23(1):597.
doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03285-4.

Factors affecting oral and dental services` utilization among Elderly: a scoping review

Mohadeseh Ghanbari-Jahromi  1 , Peivand Bastani  2 , Faride Sadat Jalali  1 , Sajad Delavari  3
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Factors affecting oral and dental services` utilization among Elderly: a scoping review

Mohadeseh Ghanbari-Jahromi et al. BMC Oral Health. .

Abstract

Background: Regular use of oral and dental services by the elderly is one of the important factors in reducing oral and dental diseases. This study aimed to identify the factors affecting oral and dental services` utilization among elderly.

Methods: The published articles on the factors affecting oral and dental services` utilization among elderly were found through a scoping search and using related keywords in PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science databases within January 2000 - December 2022 according to the PRISMA guidelines. The data were analyzed using the thematic analysis method.

Results: Among the 2381 articles retrieved from the databases, forty-two were extracted. The factors affecting oral and dental services` utilization among elderly were classified into five main components as follows: access, demographic factors, social factors, health level, and mental factors. The results showed that income, education level, living area, number of teeth, and importance of care were the most frequent in the main components of access, demographic factors, social factors, health level, and mental factors, respectively.

Conclusion: Equitable utilization of oral and dental services is the right of all members of the society, especially the elderly. Therefore, it is necessary to provide the elderly with suitable conditions to utilize such services, which are mostly luxury items. Furthermore, increasing the elderly's awareness and encouraging them to use oral and dental services regularly can help reduce the burden of oral and dental diseases.

Keywords: Elderly; Oral and dental; Scoping review; Utilization of health services.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) flow diagram for the scoping review process
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Classification of articles by continent and type of countries
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