Analysis of 348 participants found “coronal caries, root caries, tooth root remnants or ulcers were present in 50.3%” and of those well enough to express themselves, 25.7% reported Orofacial pain. This means that elderly are left to rot ( at least their mouth’s) in nursing homes.
J Oral Rehabil. 2019 Jan;46(1):23-32. doi: 10.1111/joor.12724
Orofacial pain and its potential oral causes in older people with mild cognitive
impairment or dementia.
Delwel S et al.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30281826
- Netherlands study
- 348 cases; 179 well enough to comment on their pains
- 1/2 had coronal caries, root caries, tooth root remnants or ulcers
- 1/4 had orofacial pain that was not being attended to.
Comment – This speaks to the issue that chronic pain in dementia is high and ignored. These poor victims were left to rot in their mouths.
newpainmuse 
One thought on “Cognitively Impaired Elderly Have High likelihood of Dental Issues and Orofacial Pain”