Geriatric dentistry: is rethinking still required? A community-based survey in Indian population
Geriatric dentistry: is rethinking still required? A community-based survey in Indian population
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10.1111/j.1741-2358.2012.00667.x
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2013-12-01
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Chowdhary, Ramesh
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Bijjargi, Supriya;Chowdhary, Ramesh
背景：印度有大量老年人口（60 岁及以上），达 7700 万；占总人口的7.7%。口腔健康状况不佳和牙齿脱落不仅会对饮食摄入和营养状况产生不利影响，从而损害整体健康，而且还会使他们无法享受自己选择的食物的乐趣。目的：评估社区老年人的无牙颌、假牙佩戴情况和假牙需求情况，研究口腔健康参数与社会人口统计学变量之间的相关性，以帮助我们确定更好的治疗方式和咨询，从而改善老年患者的口腔健康。材料和方法：本研究考虑60岁及以上的受试者并随机选择。参与研究的 1360 名老年人中，男性 780 名（57.35%），女性 580 名（42.64%）。该样本量与试点研究的总人口成比例。他们接受了口试和问卷调查。结果：百分之五十七（57%）的老年人对其口腔健康状况和功能不满意。结论：双牙全口无牙颌在中社会经济群体中最高，在低社会经济群体中最低。不到50%的无牙老人和仅10%的部分无牙老人佩戴假牙。
Background: India has a large geriatric population (60 years and above) of 77 million; comprising 7.7% of its total population. Poor oral health and loss of teeth not only adversely affect the dietary intake and nutritional status and thereby compromise general health, but can also deny them the pleasure of eating food of their choice. Objective: To assess the level of edentulousness, denture wearing and denture needs of the elderly in the community and to study the correlation between oral health parameters and sociodemographic variables which would help us to define better treatment modalities, counselling and thus improve the oral health of our geriatric patients. Materials and Methods: Subjects who were 60years and above were considered for this study and were randomly selected. Of the 1360 elderly who were enrolled in the study, 780 (57.35%) were males and 580 (42.64%) were female. This sample size is in proportion to the total population for the pilot study. They were given an oral examination and a questionnaire. Results: Fifty seven percent (57%) of the elderly were not satisfied with their oral health status and function. Conclusion: Complete edentulousness of both the arches was highest in the middle socio-economic group, and was the lowest in the low socio-economic group. Less than 50% of edentulous elderly and only 10% of partially edentulous elderly were wearing dentures.