- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Dental Erosion and Treatment
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Offshore Engineering and Technologies
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
- Disaster Response and Management
- Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
- Health and Medical Education
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Global Health Care Issues
- Dental Radiography and Imaging
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
Instituto Nacional de Pediatria
2010-2024
Secretaria de Salud
2024
National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
2023
National Institutes of Health
2023
Departamento de Epidemiología
2012-2016
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2012
Abstract Background Oral health is an important component of general well-being for the elderly. health-related problems include loss teeth, nonfunctional removable dental prostheses, lesions oral mucosa, periodontitis, and root caries. They affect food selection, speaking ability, mastication, social relations, quality life. Frailty a geriatric syndrome that confers vulnerability to negative outcomes. The association between frailty has not been explored thoroughly. This study sought...
Poor oral health has been associated with some components of frailty. The objective this study was to identify the association between clinical measures and incidence frailty among community-dwelling older adults aged 70 or in Mexico City.A 3-year cohort a probabilistic representative sample home-dwelling elders one district City performed. Baseline follow-up interview evaluations were carried out by standardized examiners participants' homes. Dependent variable incident defined according...
Aim Chronic diseases are frequent in older adults, particularly hypertension and diabetes. The relationship between frailty these two conditions is still unclear. aim of the present analyses was to explore association with diabetes Mexican adults. Methods Analyses Health Nutrition Survey, a cross‐sectional survey, presented. Data on were acquired along associated (time since diagnosis, pharmacological treatment, among others). A 36‐item index constructed rescaled z‐values (individual scores...
Aim Oral health in old persons is frequently poor; non‐functional prostheses are common and negatively affect quality of life. The objective this study was to estimate the impact oral problems on related life a sample home dwelling Mexican elders. Methods Household survey 655 70 years over residing one county Mexico City. Variables Health Related Quality Life (Short version Impact Profile validated Mexico‐OHIP‐14‐sp), self‐perception general health, xerostomia, utilization dental services,...
The objective of the current work was to determine association between food insecurity and frailty in older adults, within context a country with accelerated ageing nutritional problems.Cross-sectional analysis representative nationwide survey on health nutrition.Mexican survey.A sample 7108 adults aged 60 years or living communities, Mexican adults.Multivariate regression descriptive analyses were performed. From total older, mean age 70·7 years, most (54·7 %) women. Food security...
doi: 10.1111/j.1741‐2358.2012.00613.x Derivation of the short form Oral Health Impact Profile in Spanish (OHIP‐EE‐14) Background and Objective: The is most frequently used validated Quality Life instruments. Several versions have been developed; a validation OHIP‐49 has published. objective was to develop version (OHIP‐EE‐14). Methods: Cross‐sectional study. One hundred thirty‐one persons aged ≥60 years attending social centre for elderly, residents nursing home seeking dental care at school...
Translate, culturally adapt, and validate a new Spanish version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) for older persons in Mexico City, Mexico.A validation study OHIP-Mx-49 was carried out through interviews clinical examinations people aged 60 or southern area City. The following variables were analyzed: sociodemographic (age, sex, marital status, level schooling, whether subject lived alone), (current number teeth, coronal root caries, dental hygiene, use removable prostheses dentures),...
To describe differences in Case Fatality Rate (CFR) for Covid-19 among healthcare subsystems Mexico City between March and December 2020.This is a retrospective secondary data analysis from the National Epidemiological Surveillance System of cases. Information about health provider institutions was retrieved Catalogue Health Establishments (CLUES). Logistic regressions were fitted to determine association mortality associated Covid-19. The analyses divided hospitalized ambulatory...
Objective Latin American and Carribean (LAC) are currently experiencing a rapid aging of their population, coupled with significant burden oral diseases. Despites this, there is scarcity evidence regarding the manner in wich geriatric dentistry being taught dental schools across LAC. So, objective this study to investigate current status education at undergraduate postgraduate levels selected LAC schools. Methods An electronic questionnaire was developed emailed all 539 19 countries. The...
Large-scale school-based programs effectively provide health education and preventive strategies. SaludARTE is a program, including supervised tooth brushing, implemented in 51 elementary schools Mexico City. Objectives: To assess the three-month efficacy of brushing reducing dental plaque, gingival inflammation, bleeding on probing schoolchildren participating SaludARTE. Study Design: This was pragmatic cluster randomized intervention, with two parallel branches. Four randomly selected...
This study aimed to explore the cross-sectional and prospective associations between self-reported functionality of complete dentures (FCD), satisfaction with (SCD) ability chew hard food (ACHF) on one hand frailty index (FI) other among edentulous community-dwelling older Japanese people.
Inequalities in oral health are influenced by the social strata of population. Few studies have focused on multitude factors related to development as indicators living conditions and periodontal status. The aim this study is evaluate association between self-reported Social Development Index (SDI). A cross-sectional validated questionnaire was carried out among 1294 Mexican adults. Descriptive statistics multivariate logistic regression models were used identify best predictors conditions....
Several factors are associated with coronal and root caries in older persons. The purpose of this study was to determine the experience, prevalence, risk indicators (socioeconomic, sociodemographic, dental variables) persons residing nursing homes Mexico.A cross-sectional carried out 227 dentate participants natural teeth. Convenience sample, where all residents were invited participate. dependent variables caries, which determined through an oral clinical examination. independent...
To analyse the relationship between Frailty Index and 10 oral conditions controlling for nutritional status among Mexican community-dwelling older people.Studies suggest that association frailty are mediated by nutrition.This cross-sectional analysis includes 487 men women aged ≥70 years old. Interview clinical examinations were performed at participants' homes. Objective (number of natural teeth, root remnants, dental condition, utilisation functionality removable prostheses periodontitis)...
Older adults have highly heterogeneous aging rates.
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Older adults have heterogeneous aging rates. Here, we explored the impact of biological age (BA) and accelerated on frailty in community-dwelling older adults. METHODS We assessed 735 from Coyocan Cohort. BA was measured using AnthropoAge, with AnthropoAgeAccel, both Fried’s phenotype index. association (AnthropoAgeAccel ≥0) at baseline characterized body composition physical function. also as a risk factor for progression after 3-years follow-up. RESULTS higher prevalence...