Evaluating dental health in patients with different severity of Parkinson’s disease: a cross-sectional study.

Publication date: Jul 04, 2025

Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients appear to have an increased risk of developing dental disease. This study aimed to evaluate the status of the dental caries, oral hygiene and periodontal health among a group of Chinese PD patients with different disease severity. A total of 424 PD patients were enrolled in the study. The Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) and Modified Hoehn and Yahr scale (HY) were used to assess PD symptoms and severity. The Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth index (DMFT), Community Periodontal Index for Treatment Needs (CPITN) and Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) were used to assess dental status. Multiple linear, binary logistic and ordinal logistic regression estimated the association between PD parameters and dental parameters. More advanced PD stage was associated with worse periodontal health (β = 0. 771, p 

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Concepts Keywords
Chinese Dental health
Dental Oral health
Disease Parkinson’s disease
Increased
Parkinson

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH Parkinson’s disease
disease MESH dental disease
disease MESH dental caries
disease MESH Movement Disorder
disease MESH Decayed Missing and Filled Teeth
pathway REACTOME Reproduction
drug DRUGBANK Dexketoprofen
disease MESH Oral health

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