MCBS - Associations between Oral Health and General Health Poster

Highlights

• Among Medicare beneficiaries living in the community in 2021, Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and younger were more likely than beneficiaries aged 65 and older to have oral health problems.
• Oral health problems were associated with general health problems in both the under 65 and 65 and over age groups.
• Medicare beneficiaries who were in worse general health were also more likely to have lost their natural teeth, have difficulty eating, and have chronic tooth and jaw pain.