Association between nutrition and the prosthetic condition in edentulous elderly
| Autor: | Terezinha Rezende Carvalho de Oliveira, Maria Luiza Moreira Arantes Frigério |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_treatment
Nutritional Status Dentistry Physical examination Risk Assessment Elderly population medicine Humans General Dentistry Aged Orthodontics Chi-Square Distribution Denture Complete medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Malnutrition Significant difference Nutritional status medicine.disease Well nourished Mastication Dental Prosthesis Implant-Supported Geriatrics and Gerontology Dentures business |
| Zdroj: | Gerodontology. 21:205-208 |
| ISSN: | 1741-2358 0734-0664 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2004.00032.x |
| Popis: | Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the possible risk of malnutrition among the elderly population. Subjects: twenty-three pairs of complete dentures were made for a group of patients and 17 upper complete dentures with implant-supported lower dentures were made for a different group. Methods: The study was performed at the University of Sao Paulo – Dental Branch, Brazil. The patients were submitted to a nutritional test, as well as to a clinical examination and interview. Chewing ability and patient's satisfaction with their prostheses were evaluated. The nonparametric statistics proof of chi-squared, level 0.05 was performed and because of the low frequencies. The Fischer test was also used. Results: Patients wearing mandibular implant-supported dentures were considered well nourished (76.47%) when compared with complete dentures users (43.48%). There was a significant difference between the two groups, concerning to chewing ability (χ2 = 5.79) and nutritional status (χ2 = 4.35). Conclusion: The risk of malnutrition was higher for elderly wearing complete dentures. The psychological state influences the interest in diet and choice of food. |
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