Older adults' dependence in activities of daily living: Implications for oral health.

Objective: To assess the relationship between ADL and oral health status in older adults.

Design And Sample: Quantitative, analytical, cross-sectional research with 280 people aged ≥60 in public primary health care centers in the city of Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil.

Measures: Collection of sociodemographic data, oral discomfort data, and general health data and application of the Community Oral Health Indicator-COHI and the activities of daily living scale.