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Dental Loss in the Lower Socioeconomic Stratum of a Sample of the Chilean Population Born in the 19TH and 20TH Centuries

Int. j. morphol; 42 (2), 2024
SUMMARY: Partial or total dental loss (edentulism) is associated with decreased quality of life. Chile has large socioeconomic gaps, which are also recognized in oral health, but it is not known how Edentulism has evolved throughout the country. The aim of this study was to determine the edentulism in pe...

Oral health conditions of institutionalized older adults and associated factors

ABCS health sci; 48 (), 2023
INTRODUCTION: The growth of the Brazilian older adult population has influenced the increased demand for institutionalization for this public, which usually has poor oral health conditions such as edentulism. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the oral health conditions and verify the variables related to the e...

Oral disorders among older Chileans: prevalence, incidence, and years lived with disability

OBJECTIVE: Prior epidemiological surveys revealed that Chile experiences a high burden of oral diseases. However, no prior study has reported estimates of untreated dental caries, periodontitis, and edentulism over a three-decade period for the country. Using estimates of the Global Burden of Diseases St...

Prevalence of horizontal alveolar changes in edentulous patients: a retrospective tomographic study

Abstract Horizontal bone loss after tooth extraction is a common finding that demands bone reconstruction in various cases. The aim of this study was to assess the horizontal alveolar status in partially and completely edentulous patients using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). In total, 1516 CBCT sc...

Associação entre o uso de prótese dentária total e o tipo de serviço odontológico utilizado entre idosos edêntulos totais

Resumo A reabilitação protética foi prevista pela política nacional de saúde bucal em função da alta prevalência de perda de todos os dentes e do baixo uso de prótese dentária entre idosos. Há necessidade de se avaliar o impacto dessa política de reabilitação. Portanto, objetivou-se investi...

Uso regular de serviços odontológicos e perda dentária entre idosos

Resumo Objetiva-se verificar a associação entre o uso regular de serviços odontológicos e a perda dentária por idosos vinculados a onze Unidades de Saúde da Família no sul do Brasil. Estudo transversal que avaliou 438 idosos. Um questionário padronizado foi utilizado e as variáveis clínicas de ...

Condição de saúde bucal autopercebida, capacidade mastigatória e longevidade em idosos

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é verificar a condição bucal e a capacidade mastigatória autopercebidas em idosos longevos (≥ 80 anos). Foram utilizados dados do estudo multicêntrico FIBRA. A amostra foi composta por 2.341 indivíduos com ausência de déficit cognitivo, com idade ≥ 65 an...

Prevalence of oral lesions and chronic non-communicable diseases in a sample of chilean institutionalized versus non-institutionalized elderly

J. oral res. (Impresa); 7 (3), 2018
Chile is experiencing a process of demographic aging with an increase in the number of elderly people, a percentage of which resides in long-term establishments for the elderly (LEE). however, there is little information on the reality of the elderly in these long-term care facilities, so this study was ...

Life course socioeconomic inequalities and oral health status in later life: ELSI-Brazil

Rev. saúde pública (Online); 52 (supl.2), 2018
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between life course socioeconomic conditions and two oral health outcomes (edentulism and use of dental prostheses among individuals with severe tooth loss) among older Brazilian adults. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study with data from the Braz...

Autopercepção da necessidade de prótese dentária total entre idosos brasileiros desdentados

Resumo Propõe-se estimar a prevalência da autopercepção da necessidade de prótese dentária total entre idosos (65 a 74 anos) brasileiros desdentados, assim como identificar seus fatores associados. Trata-se de estudo transversal com base no inquérito nacional das condições de Saúde Bucal da pop...