作者: Birita Ellefsen , Poul Holm-Pedersen , Douglas E. Morse , Marianne Schroll , Birgitte Bo Andersen
DOI: 10.1111/J.1532-5415.2007.01495.X
关键词: Population 、 Dementia 、 Gerontology 、 Physical examination 、 Alzheimer's disease 、 Root caries 、 Functional ability 、 Pediatrics 、 Memory clinic 、 Geriatrics 、 Medicine
摘要: OBJECTIVES: To examine the prevalence of coronal and root caries in a memory clinic–based population elderly patients with without diagnosis dementia to influence age, sex, social relations, position, functional ability. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Patients referred possible cognitive dysfunction were recruited from two university hospital clinics. PARTICIPANTS: In total, 106 dentate persons participated study. Mean age was 82, 69 women, 87 had dementia. MEASUREMENTS: Data interviews clinical examination collected. The made at clinics according criteria International Classification Diseases, Tenth Revision. Active assessed using previously defined diagnostic National Institute Dental Craniofacial Research. RESULTS: mean number surfaces statistically significantly higher subjects (7.0 vs 2.7, P<.05). Subjects Alzheimer's disease (4.9, P<.05) than other diagnoses (2.3) those (1.7). People also more total (7.8 Participants Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score less 24 participants MMSE-score or (7.6 4.3, P<.05). CONCLUSION: newly diagnosed already high level active dental when they clinic. related type severity.