title: Risks, consequences, and prevention of falls of older people in oral healthcare centers.
abstract: One-third of community-dwelling people older than 65 years of age fall each year, and half of them fall at least twice a year. Older care home residents are approximately three times more likely to fall when compared to community-dwelling older people. Risk indicators for falls are related to the older people's body, environment, behavior, and activities. An important health risk indicator is (orthostatic or postprandial) hypotension, which may induce cerebral hypoperfusion. Although the majority of falls remain without major consequences, 10% to 25% of falls in care homes result in bodily trauma. Prevalent fall-related injuries are brain injury, lower extremity fracture including hip fracture and forearm/wrist fracture, facial fracture, humeral fracture, and rib/scapular fracture. As fall accidents by older people can have severe consequences, prevention of falls is of paramount importance. Healthcare providers, including oral healthcare providers, should inform older people on risks of falling and draw attention to potentially hazardous arrangements.
authors: Flemish-Netherlands Geriatric Oral Research Group BENECOMO, Ghent, Belgium/Nijmegen, The Netherlands.|Department of Oral Function and Prosthetic Dentistry, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors: Cees
authors: C
authors: de Baat
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: de Baat
authors: Department of Oral Function and Prosthetic Dentistry, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors: Anneloes E
authors: AE
authors: Gerritsen
authors: Sevagram, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
authors: Karien A
authors: KA
authors: Flohil
authors: Flemish-Netherlands Geriatric Oral Research Group BENECOMO, Ghent, Belgium/Nijmegen, The Netherlands.|Department of Oral Function and Prosthetic Dentistry, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.|Amaris Gooizicht, Hilversum, The Netherlands.
authors: Gert-Jan
authors: GJ
authors: van der Putten
authors: Flemish-Netherlands Geriatric Oral Research Group BENECOMO, Ghent, Belgium/Nijmegen, The Netherlands.|Centre for Special Care in Dentistry, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors: Claar D
authors: CD
authors: van der Maarel-Wierink
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D016321:Dental Care for Aged; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: fall; gerodontology; oral healthcare; prevention