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| Author(s): |
Rolim, Thais de Souza
[1]
;
Campos Fabri, Gisele Maria
[2]
;
Nitrini, Ricardo
[3]
;
Anghinah, Renato
[3]
;
Teixeira, Manoel Jacobsen
[3]
;
de Siqueira, Jose Tadeu T.
;
Ferrari Cesari, Jose Augusto
[1]
;
Dowgan Tesseroli de Siqueira, Silvia Regina
[4]
Total Authors: 8
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Hosp Clin, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Div Odontol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Dept Neurol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Artes Ciencias & Humanidades, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria; v. 72, n. 12, p. 919-924, DEC 2014. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 15 |
| Abstract | |
Oral infections may play a role in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Objective To describe the orofacial pain, dental characteristics and associated factors in patients with Alzheimer's Disease that underwent dental treatment. Method 29 patients with mild AD diagnosed by a neurologist were included. They fulfilled the Mini Mental State Exam and Pfeffer's questionnaire. A dentist performed a complete evaluation: clinical questionnaire; research diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders; McGill pain questionnaire; oral health impact profile; decayed, missing and filled teeth index; and complete periodontal investigation. The protocol was applied before and after the dental treatment. Periodontal treatments (scaling), extractions and topic nystatin were the most frequent. Results There was a reduction in pain frequency (p=0.014), mandibular functional limitations (p=0.011) and periodontal indexes (p<0.05), and an improvement in quality of life (p=0.009) and functional impairment due to cognitive compromise (p<0.001) after the dental treatment. Orofacial complaints and intensity of pain also diminished. Conclusion The dental treatment contributed to reduce co-morbidities associated with AD and should be routinely included in the assessment of these patients. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 08/05078-0 - Hemodynamic abnormalities during the compression of the Gasserian ganglion with a balloon with or without local anesthetics |
| Grantee: | Silvia Regina Dowgan Tesseroli de Siqueira |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 07/04930-1 - Odontogenic infection and its association with Alzheimer's Disease |
| Grantee: | Silvia Regina Dowgan Tesseroli de Siqueira |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |