Costa MJF, de Almeida Lins CA, de Macedo LPV, de Sousa VPS, Duque JA, de Souza MC. Clinical and self-perceived oral health assessment of elderly residents in urban, rural, and institutionalized communities.
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2019;
74:e972. [PMID:
31433046 PMCID:
PMC6691839 DOI:
10.6061/clinics/2019/e972]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES
This study aims to evaluate the self-perception of oral health according to the physical, psychosocial and pain/discomfort dimensions related to clinical conditions and orofacial pain of elderly people living in three different environments.
METHODS
This was an observational, cross-sectional, quantitative study with a population-based approach and nonprobabilistic convenience sampling that included 81 elderly people: 27 resided in institutional homes for elderly individuals, 27 resided in an urban area and 27 resided in a rural area in the interior of Paraíba (PB) in northeastern Brazil.
RESULTS
The Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) was used to assess self-perception of oral health, while the Questionnaire for Screening of Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders (QST/TMD) was used to assess the influences of orofacial pain and the biofilm indexes of teeth and prostheses. There was a statistically significant difference in the GOHAI scores among the places of residence, with the worst values associated with the rural area. According to the QST/TMD, the majority of individuals were affected by TMDs, with statistical differences for both sex and income.
CONCLUSION
The biofilm analysis showed a higher incidence of clinical conditions in the rural population. The place of residence also influenced self-perception and the clinical oral health condition of elderly people; the rural population presented the worst results.
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