Objective: To compare the OHIP-14 and GOHAI measures in relation to sociodemographic factors in older people.

Methodology: Quantitative, descriptive and analytical cross-sectional research represented by the universe of older people aged 60 and over living in the municipality of Fortaleza - Ceara. We applied: a) a structured questionnaire on sociodemographic data (age, sex, race, marital status, education, occupation and income), general health (current health status and the comparison between current health and health in the past year, presence of systemic diseases), b) OHIP-14 (Oral Health Impact Profile), and c) GOHAI (Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index). Results: In the analysis of the two questionnaires, OHIP and GOHAI, sociodemographic factors presented statistical significance regarding marital status (p=0.034 and p=0.017, respectively) and race (p=0.035 and p=0.005, respectively), with no statistical significance between the other variables. There was a strong relationship in the dispersion between the two measures (p< 0.001).

Conclusion: The results of the inferred variables indicate that the two indexes have the same assessment capacity and can be used as oral health indicators in the context of public health, serving as a social framework for the development of better public policies on the oral health of older people.