Behaviors and hygiene habits of complete denture wearers
| Autor: | Cláudia Helena Lovato da Silva, Ingrid Machado de Andrade, Raphael Freitas de Souza, Helena de Freitas Oliveira Paranhos, Amanda Peracini |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Time Factors medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject Health Behavior Denture Complete Lower Dentistry Oral hygiene law.invention Habits hygiene Patient Education as Topic law Hygiene medicine Dentifrice Humans Jaw Edentulous Denture Cleansers Dental Health Surveys habits General Dentistry Aged media_common Aged 80 and over Orthodontics denture complete Denture wearers business.industry Dental health Denture Complete Upper Mean age Middle Aged Oral Hygiene Female dental care Toothbrush Dentures business |
| Zdroj: | Brazilian Dental Journal v.21 n.3 2010 Brazilian Dental Journal Fundação Odontológica de Ribeirão Preto (FUNORP) instacron:FUNORP Brazilian Dental Journal, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 247-252, Published: 2010 |
| ISSN: | 0103-6440 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/s0103-64402010000300013 |
| Popis: | In this study, a questionnaire was applied to patients from Ribeirão Preto Dental School, University of São Paulo, Brazil, to evaluate the hygiene methods and habits concerning the use of complete dentures, the age of dentures, and whether patients have been instructed on how to clean their dentures. The mean age of patients was 63.35 years, and most of them were females (82.08%). The results showed that 62.26% of the respondents had been using the same maxillary complete denture for more than 5 years, and 49.06% used the same mandible complete denture for more than 5 years. Of the patients interviewed, 58.49% slept with the dentures. Mechanical brushing was the most used cleaning method by the patients (100%), using water, dentifrice and toothbrush (84.91%). Most patients (51.89%) reported never having been instructed by their dentists as to how to clean their dentures. Based on the limitations of this study, it was concluded that the patients interviewed had limited knowledge about prosthetic hygiene and oral care. The method more used by patients was the mechanical method of brushing, most patients used the same complete dentures for more than 5 years and slept with the dentures. Foi realizada uma pesquisa na Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto - Universidade de São Paulo, por meio da aplicação de questionário, para avaliar os métodos de higiene e hábitos referentes ao uso de prótese total, idade das próteses, e se os pacientes têm sido instruídos em como limpar suas próteses. A idade média dos pacientes estudados foi 63,35 anos, a maioria (82,08%) do sexo feminino. Os resultados mostraram que 62,26% dos entrevistados usavam a mesma prótese total superior há mais de 5 anos, e 49,06% a mesma prótese total inferior. Dos pacientes entrevistados, 58,49% dormiam com as próteses. O método mais utilizado pelos pacientes foi o método mecânico de escovação (100% dos pacientes), utilizando água, pasta e escova de dente (84,91%). A maioria dos pacientes (51,89%) relatou nunca ter sido orientado pelos dentistas de como higienizar as próteses. Baseado nas limitações deste estudo, concluiu-se que os pacientes entrevistados tinham conhecimento limitado sobre higiene protética e cuidados bucais. O método de higiene mais utilizado foi a escovação da prótese, a maioria dos pacientes usavam a mesma prótese total há mais de cinco anos e dormiam com as próteses. |
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