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0301/2022 - REASONS FOR AND CONSEQUENCES OF TOOTH LOSS IN ADULTS AND ELDERLY PEOPLE IN BRAZIL: A QUALITATIVE METASYNTHESIS
RAZÕES E CONSEQUÊNCIAS DAS PERDAS DENTÁRIAS EM ADULTOS E IDOSOS NO BRASIL: METASSÍNTESE QUALITATIVA

Author:

• Gabriel Fernandes Pellegrini Cortez - Cortez, G.F.P. - <jaws_gb@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1518-8195

Co-author(s):

• Gabriela Zanchi Barbosa - Barbosa, G.Z. - <gabriela.zanchi@acad.ufsm.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8099-0769
• Luisa Helena do Nascimento Tôrres - Tôrres, L.H.N - <lhntorres@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0740-2785
• Beatriz Unfer - Unfer, B. - <beatriz.unfer@ufsm.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8598-0671


Abstract:

The objective was to analyze and systematize evidence raised by qualitative studies on the reasons and consequences of tooth loss in adults and the elderly in Brazil. A systematic review of the literature of research on qualitative methods was performed, as well as a meta-synthesis of the results. The study population consisted of adults over 18 years of age and Brazilian elderly. A search was performed in the VHL, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, BBO, Embase, EBSCO and SciELO databases. The thematic synthesis defined eight analytical themes on reasons for tooth loss and three analytical themes on consequences. Dental pain, the model of care, financial situation and the desire for prosthetic rehabilitation were determining factors for extractions. There was recognition of negligence with oral care, and the naturalness of tooth loss linked to old age. Missing teeth caused psychological and physiological impacts. It is imperative to verify if the factors that caused the tooth loss persist, and how much they influence the decisions to extract teeth in the current young and adult population. It is necessary to change the care model for the inclusion and qualification of oral health care for the young and elderly adult population, otherwise the model of dental mutilation and the culture of edentulism will persist.

Keywords:

tooth loss; adults; elderly; qualitative metasynthesis

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Cortez, G.F.P., Barbosa, G.Z., Tôrres, L.H.N, Unfer, B.. REASONS FOR AND CONSEQUENCES OF TOOTH LOSS IN ADULTS AND ELDERLY PEOPLE IN BRAZIL: A QUALITATIVE METASYNTHESIS. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2022/Oct). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/reasons-for-and-consequences-of-tooth-loss-in-adults-and-elderly-people-in-brazil-a-qualitative-metasynthesis/18557?id=18557&id=18557



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