Influence of oral health on the quality of life of institutionalized and noninstitutionalized elderly people.

Background: This study aimed to determine the perception of institutionalized (G1) and noninstitutionalized (G2) elderly people on oral health and quality of life (QOL).

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional, exploratory study applied two instruments - the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) and the World Health Organization QOL-Bref (WHOQOL-BREF) - in two cities of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Among the institutionalized elderly, G1 ( = 150), 50% were not mentally able to answer the questions correctly, 12% did not answer all the questions, and 7.