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PREVALENCE of MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AMONG ELDERLY DENTAL PATIENTS and ORAL HEALTH-RELATED FACTORS
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI); a transition between normal cognitive decline and dementia, and its oral health-related factors in elderly dental patients
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study enrolled 248 Thai dental patients aged 60 years and above. Cognitive function was assessed by Montreal Cognitive Assessment Thai version (MoCA-T). Individual data were obtained by self-reported interview for bio-socio-economic and medical-behavioral factors. Oral examination and masticatory performance were evaluated by a certified dentist. Multivariate logistic regression was performed under 95% confidence intervals.
Results: Average age of participants was 68.68 years with 73.0 % female. Overall, 73 of 248 (29.4%) were MCI. After variables adjusted by logistic regression, MCI was significantly associated with age over 70 years, unstable job, non-social media user, periodontal disease, having less than 4 Posterior Occluding Pairs (POPs), low masticatory performance, and edentulism.
Conclusions: The prevalence of MCI was 29.4% in elderly dental patients which higher than among general elders. Oral health-related factors significantly associated with MCI were periodontal disease, having less than 4 POPs, low masticatory performance, and edentulism.
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study enrolled 248 Thai dental patients aged 60 years and above. Cognitive function was assessed by Montreal Cognitive Assessment Thai version (MoCA-T). Individual data were obtained by self-reported interview for bio-socio-economic and medical-behavioral factors. Oral examination and masticatory performance were evaluated by a certified dentist. Multivariate logistic regression was performed under 95% confidence intervals.
Results: Average age of participants was 68.68 years with 73.0 % female. Overall, 73 of 248 (29.4%) were MCI. After variables adjusted by logistic regression, MCI was significantly associated with age over 70 years, unstable job, non-social media user, periodontal disease, having less than 4 Posterior Occluding Pairs (POPs), low masticatory performance, and edentulism.
Conclusions: The prevalence of MCI was 29.4% in elderly dental patients which higher than among general elders. Oral health-related factors significantly associated with MCI were periodontal disease, having less than 4 POPs, low masticatory performance, and edentulism.