Herrmann, Gianna and Mueller, Karolina and Behr, Michael and Hahnel, Sebastian (2017) Xerostomia and its impact on oral health-related quality of life. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GERONTOLOGIE UND GERIATRIE, 50 (2). pp. 145-150. ISSN 0948-6704, 1435-1269
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Dry mouth is a frequently occurrence in elderly people and causes numerous clinical and social problems. To investigate the quality of life in geriatric patients living in nursing homes depending on the subjective sensation of dry mouth and associated oral parameters. A total of 62 male and female elderly patients living in 7 cooperating nursing homes were interviewed employing questionnaires with regard to their oral health-related quality of life (GOHAI) and their subjective perception of dry mouth (sXI-D). Dental status, drinking habits and current medication were documented. The mean GOHAI score was 53.6 and the mean sXI-D score was 7.9. Oral health-related quality of life was significantly influenced by the subjective sensation of dry mouth (p < 0.001), whereas no significant impact of the number of residual teeth or implants or the character of prosthetic restorations could be identified. Xerostomia was significantly influenced by the number of medications consumed (p = 0.039). Xerostomia has a significant impact on the oral health-related quality of life of elderly people living in nursing homes. Thus, dental treatment should focus on the alleviation of xerostomia to improve the oral health-related quality of life in the elderly population.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SALIVARY FLOW-RATES; DRY MOUTH; SWEDISH POPULATION; HYPOSALIVATION; PREVALENCE; Hyposalivation; Teeth dental prosthesis; Medication; Drinking behavior; Cigarette smoking |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Zahnärztliche Prothetik |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2018 13:01 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Feb 2019 08:47 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/458 |
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