The Relationship between Dementia and Oral Health in Some Elderly in Daejeon.
10.17135/jdhs.2016.16.6.481
- Author:
Hye Bin GO
1
;
Min Gyeong KIM
;
Jin Young KIM
;
Hyun Soo KIM
;
Young Seo PARK
;
Seung Hyeon SEO
;
Soo Jeong HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Medical Science, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea. denthwang@konyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Aged;
Dementia;
Depression;
Oral health;
Quality of life
- MeSH:
Aged*;
Cognition Disorders;
Dementia*;
Dental Restoration Wear;
Dentists;
Dentures;
Depression;
Diagnosis, Oral;
Diagnostic Self Evaluation;
Healthy Volunteers;
Humans;
Korea;
Mass Screening;
Mastication;
Oral Health*;
Periodontal Diseases;
Prevalence;
Prostheses and Implants;
Quality of Life;
Tooth;
Toothbrushing
- From:
Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2016;16(6):481-487
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The elderly population with dementia is rapidly growing in South Korea. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between dementia and oral health in 197 subjects aged ≥65 years. The questionnaire included questions on subjective health status, subjective health concern, subjective oral health status and behavior, mastication ability, Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14), and Korean Dementia Screening Questionnaires (KDSQ). Oral examination was conducted by a single dentist to evaluate upper or lower denture use, and determine the numbers of remaining and functioning teeth, including implant and fixed prosthesis. The subjects who required a dementia test (KDSQ-C [cognition] of ≥6) had significant differences in systemic disease prevalence rate, subjective health status, subjective health concern, KDSQ-V (vascular disease) score, KDSQ-D (depression) score, subjective oral treatment need, key food mastication ability and OHIP-14 score compared to the healthy subjects. The proportion of denture wearers, total remaining teeth, total functioning teeth, toothbrushing frequency, oral pain severity, symptoms of periodontal disease, subjective oral health status, and subjective oral health concern showed no significant differences between the two groups. KDSQ-C and OHIP-14 scores showed a strong positive relationship, while KDSQ-C score and total remaining teeth or key food mastication ability showed a weak negative relationship. In the multiple regression analysis, the KDSQ-D, KDSQ-V, and OHIP-14 scores influenced the KDSQ-C scores. We suggest a relationship between oral health and cognitive impairment.
