Author:

• Laércio Almeida de Melo - Melo, LA - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Odontologia - <laercio_melo91@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9276-0116

Co-author(s):

• Meily de Mello Sousa - Sousa, Meily de Mello - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Odontologia - <meily.sousa@hotmail.com>
• Annie Karoline Bezerra de Medeiros - Medeiros, Annie Karoline Bezerra de - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Odontologia - <annie_medeiros@hotmail.com>
• Adriana da Fonte Porto Carreiro - Carreiro, AFP - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Odontologia - <adrianadafonte@hotmail.com>
• Kenio Costa Lima - Lima, K.C. - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Odontologia - <limke@uol.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5668-4398

Thematic Area:

Saúde Bucal

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to identify the self-awareness about oral health in elderly as well as the sociodemographic and clinical status associated with negative awareness. A total of 166 elderly individuals answered a question about self-awareness to predict GOHAI. Sociodemographic data were obtained using validated questionnaires while clinical evaluation was based on OMS and QST-TMD records to check the occurrence of TMD. Data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney, Fisher’s exact and chi-square tests at 5% level of significance. The mean age of the individuals was 80.5 years and 75.9% were female. The mean CPO-D was 28.9, with 65% exhibiting satisfactory or excellent conditions for their teeth, gums and prostheses. Three questions in the QST-DTM were associated with negative self-perceptions (p

Keywords:

self-perceptionelderlyoral health

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