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Gerodontology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Implementation of oral health assessment tools in residential care for older adults remains challenging. We aimed to establish the content validity and practice relevance of the Mouth‐related Risk Assessment for Professional Nursing (Mu‐RAP), a nursing‐applied instrument designed to identify oral health risks in care‐dependent ...
Anna‐Lena Hillebrecht +4 more
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Gerodontology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Population ageing has increased the number of frail older adults living independently and retaining their natural dentition. To support oral healthcare professionals in caring for this patient group, the Royal Dutch Dental Association published the practice guideline Care for Frail Older Adults in the Dental Practice.
Ellen Dekkers +4 more
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Gerodontology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective The oral health of institutionalized individuals has been widely studied; however, research on the oral health of older family caregivers and their care recipients is scarce. We aimed to assess the impact of an individually tailored preventive oral health intervention on the oral health‐related behaviour of family caregivers and ...
Shanza Razzaq +6 more
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Factors contributing to dissatisfaction in complete denture wearers.
, 2018 Background: Rehabilitation of extensive tooth loss is believed to improve mastication however a proportion of complete denture wearers are not satisfied with their denturesObjective: The study is aimed at determining factors that contribute to ...
Shaba, O +3 more
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Gerodontology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Social capital is an important social determinant of health linked to oral health and health‐related behaviours. Several studies assessed its association with dental service utilisation; however, findings remain inconsistent. This study aimed to examine the association between individual‐ and community‐level social capital and ...
Pemmika Intato +6 more
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Unmet Dental Care Needs Among Older Koreans
Gerodontology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To examine predisposing characteristics, enabling resources, need‐related factors, and health behaviour or service‐use indicators associated with unmet dental care needs among Korean adults aged ≥ 65 years, using Andersen's Behavioural Model of Health Services Use as an organizing framework.
Mina Kim, Kyeongmin Jang
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Evaluation of Complete Denture Quality and Masticatory Efficiency in Denture Wearers
, 2012 Purpose: This study aimed to investigate (1) the influence of complete denture quality and years of denture use on masticatory efficiency and (2) the relationship between complete denture quality and years of use. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional
Bastos Machado de Resende, Camila Maria +6 more
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Gerodontology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective (i) to map responsibilities in the provision of oral healthcare for older adults in long‐term care settings (LTCs), (ii) to examine how coordination processes are described, (iii) to analyse how these responsibilities and coordination processes are distributed across professional groups, (iv) to synthesise these findings into a ...
Sarah Mun Yee Koh +3 more
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International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To assess barriers and facilitators for caregivers providing involuntary oral care to individuals with dementia. Methods A qualitative review was performed. Due to the scarcity of studies on involuntary oral care provision, the strategy to reach the aim was to identify barriers and facilitators for providing involuntary care in ...
M. Jonker, C. Engelsma, A. Visser
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