October 1, 2024

Oral health status of nursing home residents in Flanders, Belgium: a cross-sectional study

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PVPatricia Ann Ivonne VandenbulckeKU Leuven JMJohanna De Almeida MelloRega Institute for Medical Research ESEmilie SchoebrechtsKU Leuven

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Cross-sectional study reveals poor dental hygiene and high rates of untreated caries in nursing home residents, highlighting the need for routine oral health assessments.

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Severe oral hygiene deficits compromise care-dependent older individuals, and dental plaque levels frequently cause widespread gingival health issues.
Dental plaque accumulation led to a mean oral hygiene index of 4.5, while untreated caries affected 44.0% of residents with natural teeth.
Cross-sectional evaluation using the OHS-interRAI instrument shows that cognitive impairment strongly correlates with deteriorating gingival health.

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Vandenbulcke et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e5622be2b3180350eff023 https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4950980/v1

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Cross-sectional study reveals poor dental hygiene and high rates of untreated caries in nursing home residents, highlighting the need for routine oral health assessments.

Oral health status of nursing home residents in Flanders, Belgium: a cross-sectional study

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Oral health status of nursing home residents in Flanders, Belgium: a cross-sectional study

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