Marchini Leonardo, Ettinger Ronald L
Department of Comprehensive Care, Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, 9601 Chester Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Department of Prosthodontics, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
J Clin Med. 2023 Mar 28;12(7):2559. doi: 10.3390/jcm12072559.
The world's population is aging. Older adults are at risk for multiple chronic medical problems as they age. The management of these diseases requires these people to take a variety of medications, which may have undesired side effects. These medical issues can impact oral healthcare and result in a precipitous decline in oral health. A standardized teaching model has been developed to help novice dental practitioners learn how to access and treat oral health problems in older adults. This model is called rapid oral health deterioration (ROHD) risk assessment. The model has four steps for assessment and four categories of risk. This paper describes the components of the ROHD risk assessment, and how it can be used to prevent, diagnose and treat ROHD among older adults.
世界人口正在老龄化。随着年龄的增长,老年人面临多种慢性医疗问题的风险。这些疾病的治疗需要他们服用各种药物,而这些药物可能会有不良副作用。这些医疗问题会影响口腔健康,并导致口腔健康急剧下降。一种标准化的教学模式已经开发出来,以帮助新手牙科从业者学习如何识别和治疗老年人的口腔健康问题。这种模式被称为快速口腔健康恶化(ROHD)风险评估。该模式有四个评估步骤和四类风险。本文描述了ROHD风险评估的组成部分,以及如何将其用于预防、诊断和治疗老年人的ROHD。