Relationship between behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and oral health status in the elderly with vascular dementia.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and oral status in the elderly with vascular dementia.

Background: There have been some reports of a relationship between disease symptoms and oral status in the elderly with Alzheimer's disease, but few reports have been conducted in the elderly with vascular dementia. Until now, the relationship between BPSD and oral status has been unknown.

Nutritional status and oral status of the elderly with dementia: a 2-year study.

Objectives: To determine the relationship between denture wearing and nutritional status in the elderly with dementia.

Background: There could be a correlation between nutrition, oral health, dietary habits, patients' satisfaction, and their socio-economic status in the elderly, and the relationship between compromised oral status and nutritional status in the elderly with dementia.

Subjects And Methods: A 2-year follow-up study of 63 elderly Japanese women with and without dentures from a nursing home was undertaken to investigate their oral, physical and mental, and nutritional status.