Oral hygiene of elderly people in long-term care institutions--a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Lieve Grooten, Luc De Visschere, Guy Theuniers, Jacques Vanobbergen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Cross-sectional study
Attitude of Health Personnel medicine.medical_treatment Dental Plaque Dependency Psychological Dentistry Dental plaque Oral hygiene Health care medicine Elderly people Humans Denture Cleansers General Dentistry Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Odds ratio medicine.disease Oral Hygiene Nursing Homes stomatognathic diseases Long-term care Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Geriatrics and Gerontology Dentures business |
| Zdroj: | Gerodontology. 23(4) |
| ISSN: | 0734-0664 |
| Popis: | Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the level of oral hygiene in elderly people living in long-term care institutions and to investigate the relationship between institutional and individual characteristics, and the observed oral cleanliness. Materials and methods: Clinical outcome variables, denture plaque and dental plaque were gathered from 359 older people (14%) living in 19 nursing homes. Additional data were collected by a questionnaire filled out by all health care workers employed in the nursing homes. Results: Only 128 (36%) residents had teeth present in one or both dental arches. About half of the residents (47%) wore complete dentures. The mean dental plaque score was 2.17 (maximum possible score = 3) and the mean denture plaque score was 2.13 (maximum possible score = 4). Significantly more plaque was observed on the mucosal surface of the denture with a mean plaque score of 2.33 vs. 1.93 on the buccal surface (p |
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