Association of poor oral health status and fecal 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 fecal incontinence. Further studies are needed to determine the causal relationship between poor oral health status and fecal incontinence.

Keyphrases

oral health
urinary incontinence
emergency department
case control