Dental implants and older patients – Knowing the drill

Shanahan, D.; O’Neill, Desmond

doi:10.1016/j.eurger.2016.07.004

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“…Although there are 50 million people with dementia around the world with a higher risk for poor oral health, research on oral health care services for community‐dwelling older people with dementia is limited 24–26 . As a result, only two actual oral health care services were described in this scoping review.…”

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Oral health care services for community‐dwelling older people with dementia: A scoping review

Maarel‐Wierink

Vries

et al. 2022

Gerodontology

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ObjectiveTo assess whether, and if so, which oral health care services for community‐dwelling older people with dementia are available.BackgroundOral health in people with dementia is poor compared with people without dementia. Although multiple oral health care interventions have previously been studied for older people living in nursing homes, little is known about interventions or services for community‐dwelling older people with dementia.Materials and methodsA literature search was performed in the databases Pubmed, Embase and CINAHL. The following search terms were used: “Dementia”, “Oral health”, “Dental health services” and “Older person”. The term “dental health services” was intended to be an as broad as possible construct because limited search results were expected.ResultsThe search generated 1624 unique references, of which seven studies were eligible for inclusion (four cohort studies, one cross‐sectional study, and two qualitative studies). The included studies described two actual oral health care services: a telephone help line on oral health and dementia, and a mobile geriatric dental programme in adult day health centres. A need was found for services and strategies specific to community‐dwelling older people with dementia. One identified solution was an intervention with individually tailored daily oral hygiene self‐care supported by the informal caregiver. Furthermore, increasing accessibility of oral health care professionals with treatment at other locations than their own practices, better collaboration between health care professionals and preventive oral health care are highly necessary.ConclusionThere is limited evidence on the availability of oral health care services for community‐dwelling older people with dementia, while a need was found for oral health care services that focus on good accessibility, oral hygiene self‐care, preventive strategies and collaboration among health care professionals.

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“…22 The second study investigated whether orofacial pain can be recognised by informal caregivers and whether a solution for treatment of the older person with dementia can be found. 23 The two qualitative studies had a strong methodology, and were carefully and precisely described.…”

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Oral health care services for community‐dwelling older people with dementia: A scoping review

Maarel‐Wierink

Vries

et al. 2022

Gerodontology

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“…Enabling factors are related to resources and physical ability and include a patient's main supporting person, financial stability, 17,18 and the availability and access to dental services 16,19 . Needs‐related factors depend on perception of the importance of health and is influenced by the degree of tooth loss, pain, decay, periodontal disease, concerns and denture wear 7,13,20,21 . A scoping review of the relationship between socio‐demographic and psychosocial barriers on access to oral health care among adults found this model to be the most frequently used 22 …”

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“…16,19 Needsrelated factors depend on perception of the importance of health and is influenced by the degree of tooth loss, pain, decay, periodontal disease, concerns and denture wear. 7,13,20,21 A scoping review of the relationship between socio-demographic and psychosocial barriers on access to oral health care among adults found this model to be the most frequently used. 22 Understanding the determinants of regular dental attendance in aged adults will enable efficient and practical changes to policies for the aged population; this, in turn, should allow appropriate allocation of oral health services.…”

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Factors associated with regular dental attendance by aged adults: A systematic review

Liang

Tan

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Gerodontology

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Regular attendance of dental visits is vital to improve and maintain oral health, quality of life and general well-being. [1][2][3] The definition of regular dental attendance and service utilisation differs between studies 4,5 as well as measurements to determine this. 6,7 Aged adults, defined by Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) as 65 years and older, 8 are particularly affected by barriers to regular dental attendance, meaning that their oral care needs go untreated. 9 Since a global demographic shift towards an increasingly larger proportion of aged adults

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“…Older people, non-city residents, and those with one or few missing changed their desire for implant therapy and main factors influencing desire are: income and dental status [17]. Since people expect to retain their teeth for longer, they are prepared to invest time, money, and energy in the maintenance and restoration of existing dentition [18].…”

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Attitude of accepting dental implant treatment among aged patients

Andreescu¹

2017

Mouth Teeth

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Number of elderly people is increasing worldwide in the same time with an increasing demand of dental implants to replace missing teeth. Treatment plan for mature patient is more complex and implies biological, clinical and socio-economic criteria. Although, there is a trend in use of implants in aged patients, treatment plan should deal with issues of patients will face with the advancing age: chronic diseases, difficulties in cleaning teeth, decreased income. Number of elderly people, senior citizens, is growing worldwide, as demographic developments indicate. There is an increasing life expectancy of the individual and the aging process of modern society is going to maintain with economic, cultural and medical consequences, this age group being the main consumer of health services.Use of dental implants to replace missing teeth becomes more and more popular due to good chewing efficiency and preservation of natural teeth. With careful diagnosis and treatment planning, aged patients are good candidates for dental implants when the treatment plan is accurate [1]. Results from a recent study [2] indicate that patients with advanced age, in reasonably good health, have excellent implant survival rates, excellent quality of life scores, and can be maintained in good oral health.

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Dental implants and older patients – Knowing the drill

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Oral health care services for community‐dwelling older people with dementia: A scoping review

Oral health care services for community‐dwelling older people with dementia: A scoping review

Factors associated with regular dental attendance by aged adults: A systematic review

Attitude of accepting dental implant treatment among aged patients

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