Condição de saúde bucal de idosos institucionalizados em Goiânia- GO, 2003
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2005
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Objective: To assess the oral health status of
the institutionalized elderly in the city of
Goiânia in the state of Goiás, Brazil. Method:
A cross-sectional study was carried out based
on the SB-2000 Project undertaken by the
Brazilian Ministry of Health. The sample was
formed by people aged 60 years and above
(n=289), living in Goiânia in public and philanthropic
institutions for the elderly during
2003 (n=10). Conditions investigated included
dental caries, use of and need for prostheses,
periodontal status, and soft tissue lesions.
Results: The age of the elderly involved in
the study ranged from 60 to 103 years. Prevalence
of caries and edentulousness was 100%
and 69.20% respectively. The mean DMFT
(decayed, missing and filled teeth) totaled
30.17% and, of these, tooth extraction was
the main component. Nearly half (49.48%)
of the sample was using prostheses and
80.28% were in need of some form of it. The
most common type of prosthesis was complete
denture: 45.33% of the individuals were
using them in the upper and 24.57% in the
lower maxilla; whilst 59.17% and 51.21%
needed them in the upper and lower maxilla
respectively. According to the Community
Periodontal Index (CPI), only 3 of the elderly
(3.37%) had all sextants sound. The most serious
condition was calculus, found in 55.06%
of individuals and in 29.02% of the sextants.
Regarding the Attachment Loss Index (ALI),
the most common condition was loss from
0 to 3mm in 37.08% of the individuals and in
24.04% of the sextants. Soft tissue lesions
were found in 13.49% of the elderly. Conclusion:
The oral health status of institutionalized
elderly in Goiânia is poor, mainly
due to the high prevalence of caries and
edentulism.
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Idoso, Saúde bucal, Epidemiologia, Elderly, Oral health, Epidemiology
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REIS, Sandra Cristina Guimarães Bahia et al. Condição de saúde bucal de idosos institucionalizados em Goiânia-GO, 2003. Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, Rio de Janeiro, v. 8, n.1, p. 67-73, 2005.