Oral health and rehabilitation among the institutionalized elderly
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Resumo: | The aging and the elderly are highly associated with limitation or dependency, with some loss of capacities and the gain of conditions or age-associated pathologies. Despite advances in preventive dentistry, edentulism and oral diseases are major public health issues in Portugal, mainly among the elderly. This study investigated the oral status and level of oral rehabilitation among Portuguese institutionalized elderly. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of edentulism and assess the oral rehabilitation and oral/prosthetic hygiene habits in a sample of institutionalized elderly using a cross-sectional study in a sample of 118 institutionalized elderly. Data collection was performed by applying a questionnaire about oral health behaviors and through an intraoral observation in order to determine the oral status and verify the condition of the oral rehabilitation of each participant. The findings revealed that 78.6% have a number of decayed, missing and filled teeth more than 20, 58.8% presented total edentulism (with no natural teeth in the oral cavity) and 66.7% had a removable prosthesis. Only 44.1% practiced daily oral/prosthetic hygiene at least twice a day while 29.0% and 67.7% complained of toothache and difficulty in chewing respectively. The educational level of the elderly was associated with dental pain (p=0.012) and oral/prosthetic hygiene (p=0.034). A high prevalence of tooth loss was found in the sample studied and also the need to improve the removable prosthesis is fundamental. Improvement in oral health care and oral hygiene habits is essential to promote better oral health and quality of life among the institutionalized elderly. |
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Oral health and rehabilitation among the institutionalized elderlyAgedInstitutionalizationOral healthRehabilitationThe aging and the elderly are highly associated with limitation or dependency, with some loss of capacities and the gain of conditions or age-associated pathologies. Despite advances in preventive dentistry, edentulism and oral diseases are major public health issues in Portugal, mainly among the elderly. This study investigated the oral status and level of oral rehabilitation among Portuguese institutionalized elderly. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of edentulism and assess the oral rehabilitation and oral/prosthetic hygiene habits in a sample of institutionalized elderly using a cross-sectional study in a sample of 118 institutionalized elderly. Data collection was performed by applying a questionnaire about oral health behaviors and through an intraoral observation in order to determine the oral status and verify the condition of the oral rehabilitation of each participant. The findings revealed that 78.6% have a number of decayed, missing and filled teeth more than 20, 58.8% presented total edentulism (with no natural teeth in the oral cavity) and 66.7% had a removable prosthesis. Only 44.1% practiced daily oral/prosthetic hygiene at least twice a day while 29.0% and 67.7% complained of toothache and difficulty in chewing respectively. The educational level of the elderly was associated with dental pain (p=0.012) and oral/prosthetic hygiene (p=0.034). A high prevalence of tooth loss was found in the sample studied and also the need to improve the removable prosthesis is fundamental. Improvement in oral health care and oral hygiene habits is essential to promote better oral health and quality of life among the institutionalized elderly.Future AcademyRepositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de ViseuVeiga, NélioDiniz, LilianyPereira, CarlosAmaral, OdeteCoelho, InêsPereira, Joana2017-05-31T12:36:39Z20172017-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/4599engVeiga N, Diniz L, Pereira C, Amaral O, Coelho I, Pereira J. Oral health and rehabilitation among the institutionalized elderly. EJSBS. 2017;18:2353-60. Available from: http://www.futureacademy.org.uk/files/images/upload/ejsbsJanuary2017208.pdf. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/ejsbs.2082301-2218http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/ejsbs.208info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-01-16T15:27:21Zoai:repositorio.ipv.pt:10400.19/4599Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:43:10.169226Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Oral health and rehabilitation among the institutionalized elderly |
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Oral health and rehabilitation among the institutionalized elderly |
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Oral health and rehabilitation among the institutionalized elderly Veiga, Nélio Aged Institutionalization Oral health Rehabilitation |
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Oral health and rehabilitation among the institutionalized elderly |
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Oral health and rehabilitation among the institutionalized elderly |
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Oral health and rehabilitation among the institutionalized elderly |
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Oral health and rehabilitation among the institutionalized elderly |
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Oral health and rehabilitation among the institutionalized elderly |
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Veiga, Nélio |
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Veiga, Nélio Diniz, Liliany Pereira, Carlos Amaral, Odete Coelho, Inês Pereira, Joana |
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Diniz, Liliany Pereira, Carlos Amaral, Odete Coelho, Inês Pereira, Joana |
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Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Viseu |
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Veiga, Nélio Diniz, Liliany Pereira, Carlos Amaral, Odete Coelho, Inês Pereira, Joana |
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Aged Institutionalization Oral health Rehabilitation |
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Aged Institutionalization Oral health Rehabilitation |
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The aging and the elderly are highly associated with limitation or dependency, with some loss of capacities and the gain of conditions or age-associated pathologies. Despite advances in preventive dentistry, edentulism and oral diseases are major public health issues in Portugal, mainly among the elderly. This study investigated the oral status and level of oral rehabilitation among Portuguese institutionalized elderly. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of edentulism and assess the oral rehabilitation and oral/prosthetic hygiene habits in a sample of institutionalized elderly using a cross-sectional study in a sample of 118 institutionalized elderly. Data collection was performed by applying a questionnaire about oral health behaviors and through an intraoral observation in order to determine the oral status and verify the condition of the oral rehabilitation of each participant. The findings revealed that 78.6% have a number of decayed, missing and filled teeth more than 20, 58.8% presented total edentulism (with no natural teeth in the oral cavity) and 66.7% had a removable prosthesis. Only 44.1% practiced daily oral/prosthetic hygiene at least twice a day while 29.0% and 67.7% complained of toothache and difficulty in chewing respectively. The educational level of the elderly was associated with dental pain (p=0.012) and oral/prosthetic hygiene (p=0.034). A high prevalence of tooth loss was found in the sample studied and also the need to improve the removable prosthesis is fundamental. Improvement in oral health care and oral hygiene habits is essential to promote better oral health and quality of life among the institutionalized elderly. |
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Veiga N, Diniz L, Pereira C, Amaral O, Coelho I, Pereira J. Oral health and rehabilitation among the institutionalized elderly. EJSBS. 2017;18:2353-60. Available from: http://www.futureacademy.org.uk/files/images/upload/ejsbsJanuary2017208.pdf. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/ejsbs.208 2301-2218 http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/ejsbs.208 |
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