Oral health-related quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition affecting the quality of life. Due to a worsening of oral health in PD patients with the progression of the disease, oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) could be impaired as well. Objectives: To assess whether PD patients in The Netherlands experience worse OHRQoL...

Mondzorg in verpleeg- en verzorgingshuizen en instellingen voor verstandelijk gehandicapten [Oral health care in nursing and old people's homes and institutions for the mentally handicapped]

Staff members and residents of nursing homes and old people's homes were interviewed about the facilities and provision of oral health care. Clinical examinations were performed to obtain data about the oral health status of the institutionalised elderly. Results show that in most cases the oral health care facilities were insufficient to give...