1100/2008 - Self-perception of oral health condition of the institutionalized and not institutionalized elder
Autopercepção da condição de saúde bucal em idosos institucionalizados e não institucionalizados
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• Maria Vieira de Lima Saintrain - Maria Vieira de Lima Saintrain - Fortaleza - Universidade de Fortaleza - <mariavieira@bol.com.br, mvlsaintrain@yahoo.com.br.>ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1514-3218
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This study evaluated the self-perception of oral health condition of the institutionalized and not institutionalized elder population using a oral examination and three part questionnaire: demographic data, general health and the GOHAI index. A total of 96 individuals above 60 years living in Fortaleza, Brazil, were interviewed. They were divided in two groups, G1 – institutionalized (n=48) and G2 – non-institutionalized (n=48). The mean age of the study population was 69,8yrs (SD 7,5) and 70,8% of the interviewed were woman. 62% of them had some type of medical treatment in the last year, and despite the fact that the majority (84.4%) of the elders thought that their general health was good or regular, the mean number of teeth presented was 3.9 in both groups. Among them, 47.9% were using superior prosthesis and 26% inferior prosthesis. The GOHAI average was 17.53 which qualifies as negative the self-perception of oral health.Key words: oral health, Gohai index, institutionalized and not institutionalized elder.
