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

Akio Shimizu Hiroki Maki Tomohisa Ohno Akiko NomotoIchiro FujishimaJun Kayashita Ryo Momosaki Shinta Nishioka HIdetaka 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