TY  - JOUR
SN  - 1936-7163 (Electronic) 0033-6572 (Linking)
AU  - Samietz, Stefanie
AU  - Wöstmann, Bernd
AU  - Kuhr, Kathrin
AU  - Jordan, A. Rainer
AU  - Stark, Helmut
AU  - Nitschke, Ina
T1  - Oral health in the elderly: results of the Sixth German Oral Health Study (DMS • 6)
JF  - Quintessence International
SP  - S112-S119
VL  - 56 (Suppl.)
PY  - 2025
KW  - Care needs
KW  - Dental care
KW  - Dental care for persons with disabilities
KW  - Dental caries
KW  - Dentists
KW  - Deutsche Mundgesundheitsstudie
KW  - Deutschland
KW  - DMS • 6
KW  - DMS 6
KW  - DMS-Studien
KW  - Epidemiologie
KW  - Epidemiology
KW  - Geriatric dentistry
KW  - Mundgesundheit
KW  - Mundgesundheits-Studie
KW  - Mundgesundheitsstudien
KW  - Oral health
KW  - Seniors dentistry
KW  - Severely disabled
UR  - https://www.quintessence-publishing.com/deu/de/article/5982021/quintessence-international/2025/supplement/oral-health-in-the-elderly-results-of-the-6th-german-oral-health-study-dms-6
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JA  - Quintessence Int
AB  - Objectives: Oral health plays a central role in overall well-being, including in the elderly. The demographic transition and its effects are resulting in a higher proportion of older people, both with and without care requirements. This paper provides an overview of the dental situation of the elderly from the 6th German Oral Health Study (DMS • 6).

Method and materials: DMS • 6 is a population-representative oral epidemiologic study that surveys oral health in Germany. Data from 797 younger seniors aged 65 to 74 were collected by calibrated examiners. The methodology remains largely consistent with that of the previous studies.

Results: Among the younger seniors (65- to 74-year-olds), edentulism has more than halved to 5.0% compared to the Fifth German Oral Health Study (DMS V) (12.4% in 2014). The mean number of missing teeth (8.6) decreased further, compared to DMS IV (14.1) and DMS V (11.1). At 18.8 teeth, the FST Index (number of filled or sound teeth) has shown improvement compared to the previous studies (DMS IV, 13.6; DMS V, 16.4). The root caries (59.1%) increased compared to DMS IV (28.0%). Caries experience (decayed, missing, filled teeth [DMFT]: 17.6), in contrast, hardly changed from DMS V (17.7). Half of 65- to 74-year-olds were diagnosed with moderate periodontitis (49.4%) and almost a third (30.4%) with severe periodontitis. In younger seniors with care requirements, therapeutic capability was greatly reduced for almost half (47.4%) and oral hygiene ability for one fifth (18.5%).

Conclusion: The prevalence of tooth loss and edentulism among younger seniors in Germany continues to decline. Due to further morbidity compression, the challenges of dental treatment lie in the continuous treatment of younger seniors to prepare them for older stages of life.
DO  - 10.3290/j.qi.b5982021
M4  - Citavi
ER  -