Impact of tooth loss on the quality of life
Impact of tooth loss on the quality of life
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1741-2358.2011.00535.x
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发表时间：
2012-06-01
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通讯作者：
Alvim de Souza, Eliane Helena
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de Lima Saintrain, Maria Vieira;Alvim de Souza, Eliane Helena
引言：有科学证据表明，健康有助于生活质量。这些测量没有得到很好的指导对自由的响应口腔健康在人们的lives.Objective：本研究旨在探讨牙齿脱落对老年人的生活质量的影响。材料和方法：定性调查的描述性功能-其中使用了随机抽样的总缺牙老年人，谁住在一个机构在福塔莱萨，巴西-进行了。从250名居民中筛选出72名年龄在60 ~ 79岁的完全无牙颌老年人。一个半结构化的问卷调查使用封闭式和开放式的问题，其中最后一个是用于自由流动的受访者的反应。结果：84.7%的患者曾到牙科医院进行拔牙治疗。其中，81.9%的人表示在失去牙齿后遇到困难。物理尺寸，其特点是在饮食和社会层面的困难，因为干扰与其他people were obtained.Conclusion：牙齿脱落会导致个人的生活质量障碍，主要是当它影响到他们的福祉和外观。
Introduction: There is scientific evidence that shows health contributes to the quality of life. These measurements have not been well guided towards the free response of oral health in people's lives.Objective: This study aimed to investigate the impact of tooth loss on the quality of life of elderly people.Material and methods: Qualitative investigation with descriptive features - which used a random sample out of the total edentulous elderly people, who lived in an institution in Fortaleza, Brazil - was carried out. From 250 residents screened, 72 completely edentulous elderly, with ages from 60 to 79 years were selected. A semi-structured questionnaire was used with closed and opened questions in which the last one was used for the free flow of the interviewee's responses. The content was analysed and codified according to Bardin.Results: In total, 84.7% had attended the dentist to have exodontia. Of them, 81.9% reported difficulties after losing their teeth. Physical dimensions, characterised by the difficulties in eating and social dimensions, because of interference in communication with other people were obtained.Conclusion: Tooth loss causes disorder in the individual's quality of life, mainly when it affects their wellbeing and appearance.