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SynthesisClinical oral investigations2017

Oral health and orofacial pain in older people with dementia: a systematic review with focus on dental hard tissues.

Suzanne Delwel, Tarik T Binnekade, Roberto S G M Perez, Cees M P M Hertogh, Erik J A Scherder, Frank Lobbezoo

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Synthesis in Clinical oral investigations, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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62citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 120 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Oral Health Status and Need for Oral Care in an Aging Population: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Suzanne DelwelFaculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. s.delwel@vu.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6836-5394
Tarik T BinnekadeFaculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Roberto S G M PerezDepartment of Anesthesiology, EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Cees M P M HertoghFaculty of Medicine, Department of Elderly Care Medicine, VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Erik J A ScherderFaculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Frank LobbezooFaculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral Kinesiology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam · NLVrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NLAmsterdam Public Health · NLAmsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this review was to provide a systematic overview including a quality assessment of studies about oral health and orofacial pain in older people with dementia, compared to older people without dementia.

methodsA systematic literature search was performed in PubMed, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library. The following search terms were used: dementia and oral health or stomatognathic disease. The quality assessment of the included articles was performed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS).

resultsThe search yielded 527 articles, of which 37 were included for the quality assessment and quantitative overview. The median NOS score of the included studies was 5, and the mean was 4.9 (SD 2.2). The heterogeneity between the studies was considered too large to perform a meta-analysis. An equivalent prevalence of orofacial pain, number of teeth present, decayed missing filled teeth index, edentulousness percentage, and denture use was found for both groups. However, the presence of caries and retained roots was higher in older people with dementia than in those without.

conclusionsOlder people with dementia have worse oral health, with more retained roots and coronal and root caries, when compared to older people without dementia. Little research focused on orofacial pain in older people with dementia. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The current state of oral health in older people with dementia could be improved with oral care education of caretakers and regular professional dental care.

Indexed as

Dental Care for AgedDental Care for Chronically IllOral HealthAgedDementiaDental CariesDenturesDMF IndexFacial PainGeriatric AssessmentHumansRoot CariesTooth DiseasesTooth LossAgedDementiaElderlyFacial painGerodontologyOral healthStomatognathic disease

Identifiers

PMID27631597
PMCPMC5203832
OpenAlexW2515465110

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