Wakabayashi Hidetaka
   Department   School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine
   Position   Professor and Division head
Article types Original article
Language English
Peer review Peer reviewed
Title Association of poor oral health status and faecal incontinence in patients with dysphagia: A cross-sectional analysis from the Sarcopenic Dysphagia Database.
Journal Formal name:Journal of oral rehabilitation
Abbreviation:J Oral Rehabil
ISSN code:13652842/0305182X
Domestic / ForeginForegin
Volume, Issue, Page 50(4),pp.286-292
Author and coauthor Shimizu Akio, Maki Hiroki, Ohno Tomohisa, Nomoto Akiko, Fujishima Ichiro, Kayashita Jun, Momosaki Ryo, Nishioka Shinta, Wakabayashi Hidetaka
Authorship Last author
Publication date 2023/04
Summary BACKGROUND:Poor oral health status may alter oral and gut microbiota. Previous studies have shown that poor oral health can exacerbate gut inflammation. Therefore, poor oral health status may be related to faecal incontinence via changes in the gut.OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between poor oral health status and faecal incontinence in inpatients with dysphagia.METHODS:This multicentre cross-sectional study included 423 patients (mean age 79.8 ± 11.5 years, 48.2% female) with dysphagia. Oral health status was assessed at each facility using the Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT) or the Revised Oral Assessment Guide (ROAG). Poor oral health status was defined as an OHAT score of ≥3 or a ROAG score of ≥13. A multivariate logistic model was used to analyse the association between poor oral health status and faecal incontinence.RESULTS:A total of 351 (83.0%) patients had poor oral health and 97 (22.7%) had faecal incontinence. Patients with poor oral health status had a higher proportion of faecal incontinence than those with normal oral health status (25.4% vs. 11.1%, p = .009). A multivariate logistic model revealed an association between faecal incontinence and poor oral health status (adjusted odds ratio = 2.501, 95% confidence interval = 1.065-5.873, p = .035).CONCLUSIONS: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.
DOI 10.1111/joor.13413
PMID 36609695