Clinical relevance of macroglossia to disease progression in ventilation dependent patients with advanced ALS.

Background: Macroglossia is one of the clinical signs that emerges in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who are undergoing invasive ventilation.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the relationship between the progression of macroglossia and the clinical characteristics during the advanced stages of ALS.

Methods: Forty-one patients with ALS using invasive ventilation with tracheostomy were prospectively followed over a 3-year period.

The effectiveness of a desensitization technique for mitigating oral and facial tactile hypersensitivity in institutionalized older persons: A randomized controlled trial.

Background/purpose: Oral health care provision in long-term care settings is often limited by specific behaviors exhibited by residents, which may be interpreted as a refusal of care. Such behaviors can be attributed to oral tactile hypersensitivity (TH), which is characterized by aberrations in the perception of oral stimuli. TH is also associated with a decline in ingestion and swallowing function.

Oral health status of hospitalized amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients: a single-centre observational study.

Objective: To assess the intraoral conditions and oral function of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Material And Methods: This single-centre, cross-sectional observational study included 50 ALS patients, who were treated with tracheostomy positive-pressure ventilation (TPPV) while hospitalized. The disease duration, TPPV duration, current number of teeth, number of occlusal units, number of decayed/missing/filled teeth, community periodontal index, bleeding on probing, dental calculus, maximum mouth opening, salivation rate, tongue anomalies (atrophy or hypertrophy) and tongue coating were determined for each patient.

[Oral function and nutritional status among the elderly with facial and oral tactile hypersensitivity who are under long-term care].

Objective　In oral health care, a refusal action can cause difficulties, and tactile hypersensitivity (TH) may be a contributing factor. People with TH of the face and mouth clench their jaws. Despite numerous reports on TH among children with disabilities, reports on TH in the elderly who are under long-term care are scarce.

[Analysis of resting salivation rate in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using tracheostomy invasive ventilation].

Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) often suffer from salivation problems such as drooling and dry mouth. We examined resting salivation rate cross-sectionally in 66 advanced ALS patients with tracheostomy invasive ventilation using a cotton roll method, and investigated clinical factors associated with salivation rate. Resting salivation rate in the patients was well preserved (median value 0.

Macroglossia in advanced amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Introduction: An enlarged tongue (macroglossia) has been reported in advanced-stage patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Methods: In this study we examined the prevalence of macroglossia and analyzed clinical correlations in 65 ALS patients on tracheostomy-invasive ventilation (TIV).

Results: Macroglossia was found in 22 patients (33.

The effects of professional oral health care on patients in the subacute stage of emergent neurosurgical disorders.

This study evaluated the effectiveness of professional oral health care (POHC) on patients who were in the subacute stage of neurosurgical disorders. Forty subjects (26 male, 14 female) with acute cerebrovascular disorders or neurotrauma were randomly divided into two groups. The intervention group (n = 21) received POHC treatment by dental hygienists, and the control group (n = 19) did not.

Functional tooth units and nutritional status of older people in care homes in Indonesia.

Objectives: To investigate the relationship between functional tooth units (FTUs) and nutritional status.

Methods: One hundred females (mean age: 72.4 ± 8.

The relationship between turbidity of mouth-rinsed water and oral health status.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between turbidity of mouth rinsed water and oral health status such as dental and periodontal conditions, oral hygiene status, flow rate of saliva and oral bacteria.

Materials And Methods: Subjects were 165 patients who visited the Dental Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University. Oral health status, including dental and periodontal conditions, oral hygiene status and flow rate of saliva, was clinically examined.

Factors associated with self-assessed oral health in the Japanese independent elderly.

Objectives: The purpose of this research was to analyse the relationship between oral health status, oral motor function, daily life situations and self-assessed oral health.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 190 independent elderly volunteers aged 62-99 years from senior citizen centres in Tokyo, Japan. A questionnaire survey and oral examination were conducted on each participant.

Evaluation of an oral function promotion programme for the independent elderly in Japan.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to provide an oral function promotion programme for the independent elderly and evaluate the changes in oral health status and oral function.

Background: Few studies have scientifically analysed and evaluated the effectiveness of oral function promotion programmes provided for the independent elderly.

Materials And Methods: The subjects were independent elderly females (mean age: 74.