Objective To investigate the status quo and influencing factors of oral function in hospitalized patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease（COPD）．Methods A total of 191 patients with COPD who were hospitalized in the Respiratory Department and Thoracic Surgery Department of a hospital in Longgang,Shenzhen from September 2022 to July 2023 were selected by convenience sampling．The general data questionnaire,the Barthel index of activity of daily living（BADL） the repetitive saliva swallowing test（RSST）,modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale（mMRC）,the Modified Beck Oral Assessment Scale（BOAS）were used for investigation and evaluation．Single factor analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors of oral function status in elderly COPD patients,and logistic regression was used to analyze the independent risk factors affecting oral function status in elderly COPD patients．Results Among 191 elderly patients with COPD,the BOAS scores were（10.79±2.51）,（10.91±2.82）,（11.21±2.30）,（10.83±2.55）at admission,the 3rd day,the 5th day and discharged day,respectively,with no statistical significance．The results of univariate analysis indicated that the independent risk factors of Beck oral function status in COPD patients at D3,D5 and discharge were gender,age,marital status,tooth loss,smoking history and Barthel index score,and the differences were statistically significant（P <0.05）．Binary logistic regression analysis indicated that age,smoking status,tooth loss and Barthel index score were independent risk factors for oral function status in hospitalized patients with COPD（P<0.05）．Conclusions Elderly patients with COPD have poor oral health status,which is affected by patient's age,smoking history,tooth loss and self-care ability．Targeted prevention and intervention strategies should be adopted to improve the oral health status of hospitalized patients with COPD,so as to reduce the COPD patient's risk of complications．