Influence of cognitive impairment and dementia on oral health and the utilization of dental services : Findings of the Oral Health, Bite force and Dementia Study (OrBiD)

Jockusch, Julia; Hopfenmüller, Werner; Nitschke, Ina

doi:10.1186/s12903-021-01753-3

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Jockusch, J., Hopfenmüller, W., & Nitschke, I. (2021). Influence of cognitive impairment and dementia on oral health and the utilization of dental services : Findings of the Oral Health, Bite force and Dementia Study (OrBiD). BMC Oral Health, 21(1), 399. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01753-3

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to show the influence of cognitive impairment and dementia on oral health and on the utilization of dental services.

METHODS: A cross-sectional analyzation of data of the OrBiD (Oral Health, Bite Force and Dementia) pilot study was conducted. 137 subjects were stratified into five dementia groups on the basis of the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) (1-no dementia (MMSE 28-30), 2-mild cognitive impairment (MMSE 25-27), 3-mild dementia (MMSE 18-24), 4-moderate dementia (MMSE 10-17), and 5-sever