Journal article
Oral health of persons with and without dementia attending a geriatric clinic
Special care in dentistry, Vol.17(2), pp.47-53
03/1997
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1997.tb00866.x
PMID: 9582699
Abstract
This study of 230 hospital geriatric clinic patients compared the oral health of individuals with dementias with that of persons with no dementing illnesses. Data collected included dental examinations, subject questionnaires and review of hospital records. There were few differences among groups of patients based on categorization into groups of those diagnosed with (1) no dementia, (2) dementia of the Alzheimer's type, and (3) other dementias. However, there were significant differences based on degree of cognitive impairment regardless of dementia diagnosis. Those with severe dementia had poorer gingival health and oral hygiene, but better self-perceived mouth health. There are numerous limitations and inherent difficulties in studies involving persons with dementia, and overcoming these in the future will likely require long-term, interdisciplinary approaches.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Oral health of persons with and without dementia attending a geriatric clinic
- Creators
- J J Warren - Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City 52242, USAJ M ChalmersS M LevyV L BlancoR L Ettinger
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Special care in dentistry, Vol.17(2), pp.47-53
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1997.tb00866.x
- PMID
- 9582699
- ISSN
- 0275-1879
- eISSN
- 1754-4505
- Grant note
- P30-10126 / PHS HHS R03-DE10660 / NIDCR NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/1997
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry; Epidemiology; Prosthodontics
- Record Identifier
- 9983917681802771
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