Oral health in older adults with dementia living in different environments: a propensity analysis.

This study was to compare oral health in dementia patients living in different environments. One hundred two dementia patients living in the community, assisted living facilities and nursing homes (NH) were retrospectively selected from a community-based dental clinic. Participants' sociodemographics, medical, dental, functional, and cognitive assessment were documented at arrival.

Assessment of dentally related functional competency for older adults with cognitive impairment--a survey for special-care dental professionals.

This survey was to study whether and how dental professional assess dental-related function in older adults with cognitive impairment (OACI). An invitation was sent to 525 special-care dental professionals, followed by a reminder in 2 weeks. Thirteen percent of the targeted participants completed the survey.

Length of tooth survival in older adults with complex medical, functional and dental backgrounds.

Background: Tooth loss can be considered a failure of current oral health care strategies. Knowing how soon this failure will occur can help clinicians enhance preventive strategies for preventing tooth loss and minimizing its impact. The authors conducted a study to detail tooth survival patterns in an older cohort.

Oral health in nursing home residents with different cognitive statuses.

Objective: To compare oral health in nursing home (NH) residents with different cognitive statuses.

Background: Oral health is a significant issue for NH residents because of its relationships to quality of life, systemic health and well-being. It is known that oral health is poor in NH residents.

Multidimensional risk assessment for tooth loss in a geriatric population with diverse medical and dental backgrounds.

Objectives: To introduce a multidimensional approach to assess risk of tooth loss for older adults with diverse medical and dental backgrounds.

Design: Retrospective longitudinal study.

Setting: Community-based geriatric dental clinic in Minnesota.