Oral health and chewing function in patients with Parkinson's Disease

• Grant number: 12/15223-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: October 01, 2012
• End date: January 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Dentistry - Dental Clinics
• Principal Investigator: Renata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues Garcia
• Grantee: Giselle Rodrigues Ribeiro
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba (FOP). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer's disease. Symptoms caused by PD such as tremors, muscle rigidity and cognitive deficits may lead to the decline of oral health and impairment of the orofacial function. The objective of this project is to evaluate the oral health and masticatory function of patients with PD considering the presence of occlusal pairs and prostheses. For this purpose, 15 volunteers with PD in the stages I to IV according to Hoehn & Yahr scale (1967) (experimental group) and 15 with no PD (control group) will be selected. The oral health status will be evaluated by clinical examination of the remaining teeth and prostheses, the presence of biofilm on teeth and prostheses, and also by the presence or absence of oral pathologies. For masticatory function assessment, the masticatory performance, jaw tracking and maximum bite force will be evaluated. The results collected will undergo exploratory analysis and will be applied appropriate statistical tests. With this research are expected finding a decline of the oral health according to PD progress, masticatory performance impairment, and changes in the mandibular tracings and in the bite force according to the presence of dental prostheses in the volunteers. (AU)

Scientific publications

(4)

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

RIBEIRO, GISELLE RODRIGUES; CAMPOS, CAMILA HEITOR; CAMARA-SOUZA, MARIANA BARBOSA; DO AMARAL, CAMILLA FRAGA; MATHEUS RODRIGUES GARCIA, RENATA CUNHA. Masticatory function and oral sensorimotor ability in Parkinson's disease: Levodopa on versus off periods. SPECIAL CARE IN DENTISTRY, v. 39, n. 2, p. 77-83, MAR-APR 2019. (12/15223-2)

RIBEIRO, GISELLE R.; CAMPOS, CAMILA H.; MATHEUS RODRIGUES GARCIA, RENATA CUNHA. Influence of a removable prosthesis on oral health-related quality of life and mastication in elders with Parkinson disease. JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY, v. 118, n. 5, p. 637-642, NOV 2017. (12/15223-2)

RIBEIRO, GISELLE RODRIGUES; CAMPOS, CAMILA HEITOR; MATHEUS RODRIGUES GARCIA, RENATA CUNHA. Removable prosthesis hygiene in elders with Parkinson's disease. SPECIAL CARE IN DENTISTRY, v. 37, n. 6, p. 277-281, NOV-DEC 2017. (12/15223-2)

RIBEIRO, GISELLE RODRIGUES; CAMPOS, CAMILA HEITOR; MATHEUS RODRIGUES GARCIA, RENATA CUNHA. Parkinson's disease impairs masticatory function. CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS, v. 21, n. 4, p. 1149-1156, MAY 2017. (12/15223-2)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

RIBEIRO, Giselle Rodrigues. Oral health and chewing function in patients with Parkinson's disease. 2016. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba Piracicaba, SP.