Publicação: Oral health of the elderly with Alzheimer's disease
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2012-09-01
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Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the oral health of elderly people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Study Design: Thirty elderly subjects with AD (mild, moderate, and severe) and 30 without AD (controls) were included in the study. Volunteer-reported oral health data were collected using the General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). Demographic and oral characteristics were assessed, including the number of natural teeth; number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMTF); oral health index (OHI); removable prosthesis conditions; and oral pathologies. Results: GOHAI values were similar for both groups. Compared with the controls, the subjects with AD had a higher age, DMTF, OHI, and number of oral pathologies and a lower educational level and number of natural teeth. Conclusions: Elderly subjects with AD had poorer oral health than those without the disease. Despite the positive self-perception of their oral health, the oral health of subjects with AD tended to decline as their disease progressed. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.
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aged, Alzheimer disease, attitude to health, biofilm, comparative study, complete denture, cross-sectional study, dentition, denture, educational status, female, geriatric assessment, health, health survey, human, income, male, mouth disease, mouth hygiene, removable partial denture, self concept, stomatitis, tooth calculus, tooth disease, tooth occlusion, tooth plaque, Aged, Alzheimer Disease, Attitude to Health, Biofilms, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dental Calculus, Dental Occlusion, Dental Plaque, Dentition, Denture Retention, Denture, Complete, Denture, Partial, Removable, DMF Index, Educational Status, Female, Geriatric Assessment, Humans, Income, Male, Mouth Diseases, Oral Health, Oral Hygiene Index, Self Concept, Stomatitis, Denture, Tooth Diseases
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Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, v. 114, n. 3, p. 338-343, 2012.
