Observational studyJournal of oral rehabilitation2019
Orofacial pain and its potential oral causes in older people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia.
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- Pooled it
- Measurement properties, interpretability and feasibility of instruments measuring oral health and orofacial pain in dependent adults: a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2022Pooled it
- Oral Health Status and Need for Oral Care in an Aging Population: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Shortened outreach periodontal therapy in nursing home residents with periodontitis: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of periodontology · 2026Trial
- Barriers and Facilitators for Caregivers Providing Involuntary Oral Care to Individuals With Dementia: A Qualitative Literature Review.International journal of dental hygiene · 2026Review
- Scoping review on orofacial pain management in older adults with dementia.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Orofacial pain and dementia: a brief narrative review of associations, putative mechanisms, and relevant clinical considerations.Odontology · 2026Review
- Oral pain and comorbidities in an edentulous older population: A k-prototypes cluster analysis.PloS one · 2025Article
- Comparison of the oral health status of nursing home residents using the current and the newly developed interRAI oral health section (OHS-interRAI): a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Dentitions of Long-Term Care Residents: Tooth Types, Roles in Occlusion and Association with Dementia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Oral Health Problems Among Flemish and Dutch Nursing Home Residents Assessed by Nondental Caregivers Using the Novel Oral Health Section for Inclusion in interRAI.Innovation in aging · 2024Article
- Pain in non-communicative older adults beyond dementia: a narrative review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- Associations of oral health status and swallowing function with cognitive impairment in the aging population: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Can high pain intensity and catastrophizing interfere with the cognitive performance of women with chronic pain related TMD? A cross-sectional study.Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB · 2023Article
- Decision-Making concerning Involuntary Oral Care for Older Individuals with Dementia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Intranasal midazolam for the sedation of geriatric patients with care-resistant behaviour during essential dental treatment: An observational study.Gerodontology · 2022Observational
- Health policy analysis on barriers and facilitators for better oral health in German care homes: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Update and review of the gerodontology prospective for 2020's: Linking the interactions of oral (hypo)-functions to health vs. systemic diseases.Journal of dental sciences · 2021Review
- Self-reported oral health problems and the ability to organize dental care of community-dwelling elderly aged ≥75 years.BMC oral health · 2020Article
- Functional Adaptation of Oromotor Functions and Aging: A Focused Review of the Evidence From Brain Neuroimaging Research.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe number of people with dementia and natural dentition is growing. As dementia progresses, the degree of self-care decreases and the risk of oral health problems and orofacial pain increases.
objectivesTo examine and compare the presence of orofacial pain and its potential causes in older people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or dementia.
methodsIn this cross-sectional observational study, the presence of orofacial pain and its potential causes was studied in 348 participants with MCI or dementia with all levels of cognitive impairment in two outpatient memory clinics and ten nursing homes.
resultsOrofacial pain was reported by 25.7% of the 179 participants who were considered to present a reliable pain self-report (Mini-Mental State Examination score ≥14 points), while it could not be determined in people with more severe cognitive impairment. The oral health examination of the 348 participants indicated that potential painful conditions, such as coronal caries, root caries, tooth root remnants or ulcers were present in 50.3%. There was a significant correlation between the level of cognitive impairment and the number of teeth, r = 0.185, P = 0.003, teeth with coronal caries, r = -0.238, P < 0.001, and the number of tooth root remnants, r = -0.229, P = 0.004, after adjusting for age.
conclusionsThis study indicated that orofacial pain and its potential causes were frequently present in participants with MCI or dementia. Therefore, a regular oral examination by (oral) healthcare providers in people with MCI or dementia remains imperative, even if no pain is reported.
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