Dental Health Status in Hospitalized Psychiatric Patients in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran

Farhad-Mollashahi, Leila; Lashkaripour, Kobra; Bakhshani, Nour-Mohammad; Faghihinia, Maryam

doi:10.17795/jhealthscope-21626

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“…In most trials, psychiatric patients last visited a dentist for more than one year previously 17,46,59,68,70,71 , and the main quoted reason was fear of dental interventions 17,71 . When it comes to oral hygiene of psychiatric patients, most studies point out that they irregularly maintain oral hygiene during hospitalization 4,6,17,19,27,46,48,59,60,71,72 , not apply proper brushing technique 27,59 , and do not usually have oral hygiene aids 68 .…”

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“…Psychiatrically ill persons being hospitalized in psychiatric institutions for a long period of time express an increased prevalence of oral diseases 4,5,17,29,[46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53] . It is reasonable to say that psychiatric patients who were hospitalized for a long time represent a high-risk group for the development of oral diseases comparing to mentally healthy persons 47 .…”

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Schizophrenia and oral health: Review of the literature

Đorđević¹,

Dejanović²,

Janković³

et al. 2016

Balkan J Dent Med

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SummaryPatients with schizophrenia, especially during period of their hospitalization, are likely to constitute a high-risk group of individuals with respect to prevalence of oral diseases. Several factors are mentioned in the manuscript that may contribute to the finding of increased prevalence of oral diseases in patients with schizophrenia. Unfortunately, some of these can be attributed to dental profession; these patients are sometimes deprived of dental service as they cannot afford the treatment due to its cost and they are even neglected sometimes by dental professionals. The idea of providing oral health care in the environment of specialized health care institutions, such as psychiatric hospitals, during periods of hospitalization, is especially emphasized.

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Schizophrenia and oral health: Review of the literature

Đorđević¹,

Dejanović²,

Janković³

et al. 2016

Balkan J Dent Med

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“…Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes how can cope with usual life stresses with his or her own abilities, how can work productively and fruitfully, and make a contribution to his or her community 1 . Several studies on oral health of psychiatric inpatients reported schizophrenia as the most common psychiatric disorder among their sample population [2][3][4] . Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thinking processes and emotional responsiveness 5 .…”

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Assessment of periodontal health among the inpatients with schizophrenia

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Background/Aim. Many studies on oral health of psychiatric inpatients reported schizophrenia as the most common psychiatric disorder among their sample population. The available evidence suggests the higher prevalence and severity of periodontal disease among the psychiatric inpatients. The aim of this study was to evaluate periodontal health among the inpatients with schizophrenia and to consider possible risk factors for their current periodontal diseases. Methods. This cross-sectional study comprised 190 inpatients with schizophrenia at the Clinic for Psychiatric Disorders "Dr Laza Lazarevic" in Belgrade, and 190 mentally healthy patients at the Clinic for Periodontology and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University in Belgrade. The Community Periodontal Index for Treatment Needs (CPITN) and sociodemographic characteristics were registered in both groups as well as the characteristics of the primary disease among the inpatients with schizophrenia. Results. The patients in the study group had significantly higher scores of the CPITN (2.24 ± 0.98) than the patients in the control group (1.21 ± 1.10). Most of the patients in the study group had supra-, or subgingival calculi (46.8%), in contrast to the control group patients, who had in most cases gingival bleeding (45.8%). The periodontal pockets where detected in 35.8% of schizophrenic inpatients. The linear regression analysis showed that the gender and age were statistically significant predictors of the CPITN value among the inpatients with schizophrenia. Conclusion. The results of this study generally indicate the need for continuous research of psychiatric patients' oral health, in order to determine the modes of its improvement. Similar studies should elucidate significance of psychiatric patients' periodontal health and sensitize psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses to the oral problems of their patients.

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