2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Understanding the actual condition of oral health and the effect of oral hygiene intervention on the suppression of fever and pneumonia with the older persons with intellectual disabilities
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17K17389
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Social dentistry
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| Research Institution | Aichi Gakuin University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | 知的障害 / 高齢 / 口腔 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We examined the relationship between the oral status and oral health behaviors of older persons with intellectual disabilities.We conducted a questionnaire survey of persons with intellectual disabilities aged 40 years or older to determine their actual oral health status. A multinomial logistic regression analysis was conducted using the number of teeth as the objective variable and age, sex severity level of intellectual disability, diagnosis of disability type of residence, family dentist, regular dental checkups and tooth brushing frequency as explanatory variables.
Age, diagnosis of disability, presence or absence of regular dental checkups, and tooth brushing frequency were associated with the number of teeth in persons with intellectual disabilities. Persons with intellectual disabilities lost a larger number of teeth at an earlier age than healthy persons. It was suggested that regular dental checkups and increasing the number of toothbrushing per day may prevent tooth loss.
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| Free Research Field |
知的障がい者
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
高齢知的障がい者を対象とした口腔領域の研究は過去にほとんどされておらず、本研究の結果は、高齢知的障がい者の口腔の健康を維持するために必要な口腔保健行動について行政や臨床医が参考にする資料となる。
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