假牙对完全没有牙的患者认知功能的影响:试点研究
Syed Ershad Ahmed1,2, Ramesh Raju3, Anjana Kurien4
1Prosthodontics, Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, IND.
Cureus
|September 18, 2023
概括
戴假牙显著改善了无牙老年人的认知功能. 这项研究使用了牙科认知功能评估工具 (DCFAT) 来证明假肢使用后的认知性能提高,可能降低痴呆风险.
科学领域:
- 老年人牙科 老年人牙科
- 认知神经科学 认知神经科学
- 牙修复 牙修复 牙修复 牙修复 牙修复
背景情况:
- 完全没有牙的情况,Edentulism,在老年人群中很普遍.
- 失去牙可能会影响整体健康,包括对认知能力的潜在影响.
- 假牙是一种常见的解决方案,可以恢复口腔功能和美学.
研究的目的:
- 研究假牙对完全没有牙的老年患者认知功能的影响.
- 用一个新的工具来评估认知变化,牙科认知功能评估工具 (DCFAT).
主要方法:
- 招募了一组30名60岁以上完全没有牙的患者的研究组.
- 使用DCFAT进行的认知评估是在假牙制造前进行的,在假牙制造后的两周和三个月后进行的.
- 统计分析包括单向ANOVA和Tukey测试以确定显著性.
主要成果:
- 平均DCFAT分数从10.13 (治疗前) 增加到11.5 (2周) 和14 (3个月) 假肢后.
- 与基线相比,在两周 (p < 0.00001) 和三个月 (p < 0.00001) 观察到认知得分的统计学显著改善.
- 在牙前阶段和3个月的假肢使用之间,DCFAT得分中有3.87分的显著差异.
结论:
- 假牙显著提高了老年人的认知功能与完整的牙.
- 这些发现表明,用假牙恢复口腔功能可能有助于改善老年人的认知健康.
- 这种认知增强可能有助于减少老年人群中痴呆的发病率.
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