Preventive Actions for Enhancing Oral Health

Niessen, Linda C.; Douglass, Chester W.

doi:10.1016/s0749-0690(18)30507-x

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“…Regarding the importance of oral and dental hygiene promoting the WHO recommends taking some measures in countries ( 88 , 89 ). Of the most significant general preventative measures, daily and primary care of teeth such as brushing and plaque control in elderly patients, no alcohol abuse, assessment of health care, and a 6-month checkup are in utmost importance ( 90 – 92 ).…”

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Oral Health and Related Quality of Life in Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Azami-Aghdash¹,

Azar²,

Moosavi³

et al. 2021

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Background: Of the most important implications and complaints in the elderly group of the population, is oral and dental health problems. This study aimed to assess oral health- related quality of life in older people. Methods: To data collection, databases were searched including PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, SID, MagIran, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and scholar google The keywords were “older adults", “Geriatric” Elderly", "Older", “Aged”, "Ageing", "Oral health", "Oral hygiene" and "Quality of life", "QOL. For manual searching, several specialized journals of related scope as well as the finalized articles' reference list were searched. Studies from 1st Jan 2000 to 30th Jan 2017 were included. Studies were subjected to meta-analysis to calculate indexes, using CMA:2 (Comprehensive Meta-Analysis) software. Results: Totally, 3707 articles were searched that 48 of them were subjected to the oral and dental health-related quality of life in 59 groups of the elderly population with the mean age of 73.57+6.62 in the 26 countries. The obtained percentage values of dental and oral health were 80.2% (0-60), 14.8% (0-12), 16.4% (0-70), 22% (0-14 or 0-59) and 19.2% (0-196) for GOHAI with the additive method, GOHAI with Simple Count Method, OHIP14 with the additive method, OHIP-14 with Simple Count method and OHIP-49 with additive method indexes, respectively. Conclusion: The elderly group of the population had no proper oral health-related quality of life. Regarding the importance and necessity of oral and dental health and its effect on general health care in the target group, it is recommended to improve dental hygiene in the mentioned group of population.

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“…However, the mentioned percentage is not completely acceptable and has the potency to be higher. One of the strategies that are defined to reduce the effects of oral and dental infections consequences is preventative measures in extended periods including daily oral and dental hygiene and its continuous assessment ( 88 , 90 – 92 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Oral Health and Related Quality of Life in Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Azami-Aghdash¹,

Azar²,

Moosavi³

et al. 2021

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“…Periodontal conditions are associated with loss and mobility, halitosis, bleeding gums, chewing difficulty, choking and outcomes that influence self‐esteem, social relationships and nutritional intake. Furthermore, periodontal infections increase elders' susceptibility to pneumonia (9), brain abscesses (4), uncontrolled blood glucose levels and ineffective endocarditis (5–7). Medication and chronic diseases associated with ageing increase the morbidity associated with periodontal disease.…”

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“…Oral health is important in the elderly population to ensure comfort, health and well‐being. Poor oral health in geriatric populations can lead to life‐threatening conditions including malnutrition (3), brain abscesses (4), valvular heart disease (5–7), joint disease (8) and pneumonia (9). Epidemologic prevalence studies have revealed that the oral health status of the elderly in long‐term care facilities is poor.…”

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