Giulia Moreo Author

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Aging and Oral Care: An Observational Study of Characteristics and Prevalence of Oral Diseases in an Italian Cohort

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Giulia Moreo

Background: Poor oral health is a common condition in
patients suffering from dementia. Several aspects of this
systemic pathology contribute to causing oral problems:
cognitive impairment, behavior disorders, communication
and, motor skills deterioration, low levels of cooperation
and medical-nursing staff incompetency in the
dental field. Objectives: The objectives of this study were
to evaluate the prevalence and the characteristics of oral
pathology in a demented elderly population, as well as
to check the association between the different degree of
dementia and the oral health condition of each patient.
Materials and Methods: In this observational study (with
cross-sectional design) two groups of el... view more»

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