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Association of poor oral health status and faecal incontinence in patients with dysphagia: A cross-sectional analysis from the Sarcopenic Dysphagia Database.

Akio ShimizuHiroki MakiTomohisa OhnoAkiko NomotoIchiro FujishimaJun KayashitaRyo MomosakiShinta NishiokaHIdetaka Wakabayashi
Published in: Journal of oral rehabilitation (2023)
Poor oral health status assessed by OHAT or ROAG in inpatients with dysphagia may adversely affect faecal incontinence. Further studies are needed to determine the causal relationship between poor oral health status and faecal incontinence.
Keyphrases
  • oral health
  • urinary incontinence
  • emergency department
  • electronic health record
  • drug induced