Dementia and oral health.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod
; 89(1): 2-5, 2000 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10630932
ABSTRACT
Older adults are the most rapidly growing segment of the population, and the prevalence of dementia in this cohort is increasing as well. Diagnostic and management strategies for dementia are improving. With significantly more dentate older adults, there will be an increased need in the future for dental care services for the geriatric population with dementia. Research reports demonstrate impaired oral health even in community-dwelling adults with moderate dementia. Therefore, oral health care providers will be increasingly challenged with preserving oral and nutritional health in these patients in order to diminish pain and pathology and to maintain the dignity and quality of life of a person with dementia.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Saúde Bucal
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Demência
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos