Relationship between Oral Health-related Factors and Dementia-related Factors: A Cross-sectional Study

Objectives: Since dementia and oral health are closely related, we confirmed the relationship between oral health and dementia-related factors. Methods: This study was analyzed 140 people collected in questionnaires for about a month. Correlation analysis was performed to confirm the relevance of variables. Results: The oral health knowledge and dementia prevention behavior score were improved in the high group of oral health behavior. Also, oral health behavior was related to oral health knowledge and dementia prevention behavior, and oral health knowledge was related to dementia anxiety and dementia prevention behavior (p<0.05). Conclusions: These results suggest that improving oral health behavior and oral health knowledge is important to improve dementia prevention behaviors.