Caries prevalence in older persons with and without dementia
Caries prevalence in older persons with and without dementia
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01495.x
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Waldemar, Gunhild
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作者：
Ellefsen, Birita;Holm-Pedersen, Poul;Waldemar, Gunhild
目的：研究以记忆诊所为基础的老年痴呆患者和非痴呆患者的患龋率，以及年龄、性别、社会关系、社会地位和功能能力的影响。设计：横断面研究。设置：来自两所大学医院痴呆诊所的可能存在认知功能障碍的患者。平均年龄82岁，其中69名女性，87名被诊断为痴呆。测量：收集访谈和临床检查的数据。痴呆的诊断依据《国际疾病分类》第10版标准。结果：在被诊断为痴呆症的受试者中，有龋齿的冠面和根面的平均数在统计学上显著增加(7.0vs2.7，P
OBJECTIVES: To examine the prevalence of coronal and root caries in a memory clinic-based population of elderly patients with and without a diagnosis of dementia and to examine the influence of age, sex, social relations, social position, and functional ability.DESIGN: Cross-sectional.SETTING: Patients referred with possible cognitive dysfunction were recruited from two university hospital dementia clinics.PARTICIPANTS: In total, 106 dentate persons participated in the study. Mean age was 82, 69 were women, and 87 had a diagnosis of dementia.MEASUREMENTS: Data from interviews and a clinical examination were collected. The diagnosis of dementia was made at the dementia clinics according to the criteria of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision. Active coronal and root caries was assessed using previously defined diagnostic criteria from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.RESULTS: The mean number of coronal and root surfaces with caries was statistically significantly higher in subjects with a diagnosis of dementia (7.0 vs 2.7, P