Journal article
Oral health care for patients with Alzheimer's disease: An update
Special Care in Dentistry, Vol.39(3), pp.262-273
05/01/2019
DOI: 10.1111/scd.12375
PMID: 30964560
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD) are among the age‐associated chronic conditions that are most challenging to health care systems around the globe, as patients with dementia require full‐time, intensive care for multiple years. Oral health care is negatively impacted by cognitive decline, and consequently poor oral health is common among people with ADRD. Poor oral health status is linked with many undesirable consequences for the well‐being of people with ADRD, from excruciating local pain to life‐threatening conditions, as aspiration pneumonia. In this paper, the authors provide an update on the most current concepts about Alzheimer's disease epidemiology, etiology, and management, current oral health care for patients with Alzheimer's disease, oral health promotion strategies for this population, as well as current research and future direction for improving oral health care for patients with Alzheimer's disease. It concludes that oral health care should be included in the patient's routine health care as early as possible in the progression of Alzheimer's disease for preventing rapid oral health deterioration. Establishing oral hygiene routines and providing dental treatment that is customized to the patients’ individual needs and disease stage are important to achieve good oral health outcomes and prevent quality of life decline.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Oral health care for patients with Alzheimer's disease: An update
- Creators
- Leonardo Marchini - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community DentistryRonald Ettinger - University of Iowa, ProsthodonticsThomas CaprioAdina Jucan
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Special Care in Dentistry, Vol.39(3), pp.262-273
- Publisher
- Wiley Subscription Services, Inc; Chicago
- DOI
- 10.1111/scd.12375
- PMID
- 30964560
- ISSN
- 0275-1879
- eISSN
- 1754-4505
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2019
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Record Identifier
- 9983765987902771
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