Oral hygiene and oral health in older people with dementia: a comprehensive review with focus on oral soft tissues.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of older people with dementia and a natural dentition is growing. Recently, a systematic review concerning the oral health of older people with dementia with the focus on diseases of oral hard tissues was published.

Objective

To provide a comprehensive literature overview following a systematic approach of the level of oral hygiene and oral health status in older people with dementia with focus on oral soft tissues.

Methods

A literature search was conducted in the databases PubMed, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library. The following search terms were used: dementia and oral health or stomatognathic disease. A critical appraisal of the included studies was performed with the Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS) and Delphi list.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Delwel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5748411 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature