Research progress of oral health management in patients with Alzheimer's disease
Patients with Alzheimer's disease often have poor oral hygiene due to cognitive decline,lack of self-care ability and other reasons.Poor oral hygiene will affect the treatment and outcome of the disease,and their oral health management has attracted more and more attention from medical staff.The article reviewed the oral health status of patients with Alzheimer's disease,as well as the status of health man-agement in four aspects:hospital,self,family and community.It also proposed to strengthen the training of nurses,pay attention to the change of patients'behavior,standardize the nursing intervention procedures,and improve social support,aiming to provide reference for later related intervention research.