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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to understand the factors affecting quality of life according to the presence of periodontal disease, which is the most common oral disease in the older-adult population. Methods: To understand the factors affecting quality of life according to the presence of periodontal disease, a regression analysis of a complex sample general linear model was performed. Results: In the results of this study, the factors commonly affecting quality of life among older adults in both the normal group and the group with periodontal disease according to the presence of periodontal disease were household income, the number of systemic disease, subjective health status, having experienced a toothache within the last year, appeal for speech problems, and having received an oral examination within the last year. Conclusions: It is thus necessary to increase accessibility to dental treatment institutions as well as to adjust the direction of the healthcare system from the previous level of disease treatment and prevention to more active prevention of disease.