A survey on oral and periodontal conditions in 356 Alzheimer's disease patients
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8348.2018.16.018
- VernacularTitle:356例老年痴呆患者口腔及牙周状况分析
- Author:
Mi YANG
1
;
Xue BAI
Author Information
1. 成都市第四人民医院口腔科 610036
- Keywords:
Alzheimer disease;
periodontal disease;
oral hygiene
- From:
Chongqing Medicine
2018;47(16):2185-2188
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the oral and periodontal health status of patients with Alzheimer's disease,and to analyse their correlations with the severity of the dementia disease.Methods Using cross-sectional survey method,356 patients with Alzheimer's disease in our hospital from January 2014 to December 2016 were enrolled in this study.All patients were divided into the mild group,moderate group and severe group according to the scores of mini-mental status examination (MMSE).Demographic statistics,including age,gender,education history and body mass index (BMI),and oral health indicators data,including plaque index (PI),gingival index (GI),bleeding on probing (BOP),probe depth(PD),clinic attachment level (CAL),missing teeth (MT) and decay missing filled teeth (DMFT),were collected and compared among the three groups.The correlations among these indicators were analysed as well.Results No statistically significant difference was found in age,gender,education level and DMFT among the three groups (P＞0.05).Periodontal indexes (PD,CAL,PI,GI and BOP) and number of MT were increased by the severity of Alzheimer's disease (P＜0.05).The results of correlation analysis showed that PI was positively correlated with age,GI,PD,CAL and DMFT (r=0.217,0.391,0.189,0.476,0.409,P＜0.05).Conclusion Poor oral hygiene could lead to destruction of tooth and bad periodontal health of old patients with dementia,which may be aggravated by the severity of dementia.
