Abstract: Introduction: Aging is a process which eventually occurs to every living being due to the interaction of the individual's genes with his environment, thus leading to loss of functions and death. Objective: to determine oral health status and behavior of social determinants of health of elderly patients in Family Doctor´s Office No. 5, Plaza de la Revolución. Methods:A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on 339 patients who were asked for their informed consent. The following variables were studied: schooling, economic well-being, satisfaction of basic needs, evaluation of health services and oral health status. Results: 50% of the elderly adults who completed secondary school had a poor oral health status while those with a higher educational level exhibited a good oral health status (42.6% and 33.8% respectively). A total of 56.6% of the elderly reported that they lacked economic well-being, of which 67.7% had a regular oral health status, followed by those evaluated as poor (52.7%); 51.5% of the patients whose oral health status was rated good, had their basic needs covered while 70.6% of patients with good oral health conditions had a healthy lifestyle, 86.8% evaluated the services as adequate and presented a good oral health status.
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