Oral hygiene and oral health in older people with dementia: a comprehensive review with focus on oral soft tissues

S Delwel, TT Binnekade, RSGM Perez… - Clinical oral …, 2018 - Springer
Background The number of older people with dementia and a natural dentition is growing.
Recently, a systematic review concerning the oral health of older people with dementia with …

Oral health status and need for oral care in an aging population: a systematic review

D Lauritano, G Moreo, F Della Vella… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background. The 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 …

Oral health and care for elderly people with Alzheimer's disease

SS Gao, CH Chu, FYF Young - International journal of environmental …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Dementia is one of the main causes of disability among elderly people. It is a progressive
neurodegenerative disease that affects elderly people's ability to perform daily living …

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

S Delwel, TT Binnekade, RSGM Perez… - Clinical oral …, 2017 - Springer
Objective The 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 …

Oral health in Alzheimer's disease: a multicenter case-control study

F Aragón, MA Zea-Sevilla, J Montero, P Sancho… - Clinical oral …, 2018 - Springer
Objectives The aim of this case-control study was to carry out an oral health assessment on
a group of Alzheimer's patients and to establish a hypothesis regarding the implication of the …

The effect of periodontitis on dementia and cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis

H Guo, S Chang, X Pi, F Hua, H Jiang, C Liu… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The association between periodontal disease and dementia/cognitive impairment continues
to receive increasing attention. However, whether periodontal disease is a risk factor for …

Mastication as a stress‐coping behavior

K Kubo, M Iinuma, H Chen - BioMed Research International, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Exposure to chronic stress induces various physical and mental effects that may ultimately
lead to disease. Stress‐related disease has become a global health problem. Mastication …

Oral health-related quality of life and prosthetic status of nursing home residents with or without dementia

AL Klotz, AJ Hassel, J Schröder… - … interventions in aging, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The objective of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the effect of prosthetic
status on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of nursing home residents with or …

Mind your teeth—The relationship between mastication and cognition

RAF Weijenberg, S Delwel, BV Ho… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This article explores the multifactorial relationship between mastication and cognition, with a
focus on dementia. Older persons, especially those with dementia, are at great risk of …

Oral health care for patients with Alzheimer's disease: An update

L Marchini, R Ettinger, T Caprio… - Special Care in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD) are among the age‐associated chronic
conditions that are most challenging to health care systems around the globe, as patients …