SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Oral Health Status and Need for Oral Care in an Aging Population: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
62 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 110 citations in OpenAlex.
- Epidemiological Characteristics of Dengue Infection in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Association between periodontal disease and Alzheimer's disease: umbrella review.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Factors affecting dysbiosis of the gut microbiota in the elderly and the progress of interventions in traditional Chinese and Western medicine.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Pooled it
- Oral health-related multiple outcomes of holistic health in elderly individuals: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Dental Care Access and the Elderly: What Is the Role of Teledentistry? A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Beneficial Effects of Xylitol Chewing Gum and Candies on Oral Health in Older People and Individuals With Disabilities: A Systematic Review.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric DentistryPooled it
- Effectiveness of a Dental Intervention to Improve Oral Health among Home Care Recipients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- 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
- Oral Health, Polypharmacy and Nutritional Status in Institutionalized Dementia Patients: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- The Patient-Centred Interdental Cleaning Concept-Consensus Based on a Round Table.International journal of dental hygiene · 2026Article
- Feasibility of identifying factors related to Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in real-world data.JAMIA open · 2026Review
- Dysbiotic shift in the oral microbiota of patients with Alzheimer's disease compared to their healthy life partners-a combinatorial approach and a paired study design.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2026Article
- Association between oral health care behaviors and subjective oral health status among Korean older adults: a national study using community health survey data.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Global Burden and Forecast of Fall-Related Respiratory Foreign Body Aspiration in Older Adults (1990-2040): A Systematic Analysis.Global challenges (Hoboken, NJ) · 2025Article
- Oral health literacy as a key strategy for managing oral frailty: insights from a mediation model.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Associations between oral health parameters and nutritional status in geriatric populations: An umbrella review with meta-analysis.The Japanese dental science review · 2025Review
- The Impact of Aging Oral Health on Long COVID-19.Journal of dental research · 2025Review
- Insights Into Associations Between Oral and General Health Outcomes of Nursing Home Residents Based on InterRAI Data: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR aging · 2025Article
- Identifying the unseen: cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the persian dental neglect scale (P-DNS) to uncover oral health neglect in Iranian seniors.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
2 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThe world population is aging. This phenomenon is accompanied by an increase in the number of elderly with dementia, whose oral hygiene care is a challenge.
objectiveThis paper presents a literature review of oral health status and the need for oral care in people with dementia, as compared to people without dementia and also of the relationship between periodontal disease and cognitive impairment.
methodsA systematic review was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library. Fifty-six articles met the inclusion criteria and were consequently included for quality assessment and data extraction.
resultsNo significant differences were found between both groups with regard to the number of present teeth, DMFT Index, edentulousness/use of denture, and orofacial pain. Coronal/root caries and retained roots were more common in people with dementia than in those without dementia. Most of the participants with dementia presented gingival bleeding or inflammation and they suffered from the periodontal disease more than people without dementia.
conclusionsPoor oral health is a common condition among the elderly with dementia. The education process of caregivers might improve the oral health status of people with dementia. Finally, periodontal disease might contribute to the onset or progression of dementia.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.