Does the Loss of Teeth Have an Impact on Geriatric Patients' Cognitive Status?

Overview

Journal J Clin Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2023 Mar 29

PMID 36983327

Authors

Dana Gabriela Budala

Carina Balcos

Adina Armencia

Dragos Ioan Virvescu

Costin Iulian Lupu

Elena Raluca Baciu

Roxana Ionela Vasluianu

Monica Tatarciuc

Ionut Luchian

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Abstract

Aim: Our aim was to evaluate dentures' impact on the cognitive state of geriatric patients.

Material And Methods: A total of 108 individuals seeking treatment at the Faculty of Dental Medicine in Iasi, Romania, participated in the study, which ran from May 2022 to October 2022. Cognitive dysfunction was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination. The acquired data were analyzed with IBM SPSS 26.0, and the -value was set at 0.05.

Results: The average value of the MMSE score was 21.81 ± 3.872. Differences between groups of wearer/non-wearer subjects were statistically significant for most of the questions in the questionnaire. Linear regression analysis showed that individuals with a high MMSE score have prosthodontic treatment. A decrease in the MMSE score is associated with a decrease in masticatory efficiency (B = 1.513, = 0.268).

Conclusions: This study provides further evidence that tooth loss is associated with worse cognitive performance. It is thus conceivable that the necessary effects can be achieved by increasing the efforts dedicated to preventing tooth loss in the adult population.

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