Oral health status in an institutionalised elderly Jewish population
| Autor: | L, Milstein, M J, Rudolph |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Dental Caries Root Planing South Africa Tooth Loss Homes for the Aged Humans Dental Calculus Periodontal Diseases Aged Aged 80 and over Chi-Square Distribution DMF Index Age Factors Institutionalization Middle Aged Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Oral Hygiene Stomatitis Denture Cheilitis Root Caries Jews Dental Scaling Female Periodontal Index Gingival Hemorrhage Needs Assessment |
| Zdroj: | SADJ : journal of the South African Dental Association = tydskrif van die Suid-Afrikaanse Tandheelkundige Vereniging. 55(6) |
| ISSN: | 1029-4864 |
| Popis: | The oral health status and treatment needs of 95 institutionalised elderly Jewish persons were determined. The mean DMFT was 23.4, with the M component increasing with age. Untreated carious lesions were identified in men and women of all ages. A relatively small percentage (10.5%) of subjects were affected by root caries. In 75% of cases of identified periodontal disease, the condition presented as bleeding or calculus. All subjects were in need of oral hygiene instruction and 64 (67.3%) required scaling and root planing. Complex treatment formed only a small percentage of the overall treatment needs. A low prevalence of temporomandibular joint problems, denture stomatitis and angular cheilitis was noted. A relatively high prevalence of untreated oral disease of low severity was observed, indicating the need for a comprehensive form of preventive and basic oral care. |
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