A comparison of the dental status and treatment needs of older adults with and without chronic mental illness in Sevilla, Spain

• Published in: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal patología oral y cirugía bucal, 2013-01, Vol.18 (1), p.e71-e75
• Main Authors: Velasco Ortega, Eugenio, Segura Egea, Juan José, Córdoba Arenas, Sara, Jiménez Guerra, Alvaro, Monsalve Guil, Loreto, López López, José, 1958
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aged; Chronic Disease; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dental Care for Aged; Dental implants; Dentistry; Esquizofrènia; Female; Geriatric dentistry; Gerodontology; Health Services Needs and Demand; Humans; Implants dentals; Malalties mentals; Male; Mental Disorders; Mental illness; Odontologia geriàtrica; Oral Health; Schizophrenia; Spain
• ISSN: 1698-6946; 1698-4447; 1698-6946
• DOI: 10.4317/medoral.18332

To study the dental status and treatment needs of institutionalized older adults with chronic mental illness compared to a non-psychiatric control sample. The sample size was 100, in which 50 were psychogeriatric patients (study group; SG) classified according to DSM-IV, with a mean age of 69.6 ± 6.7 years, and 50 non-psychiatric patients (control group; CG), with a mean age of 68.3 ± 6.9 years. Clinical oral health examinations were conducted and caries were recorded clinically using the Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth Index (DMFT). Results were analyzed statistically using the Student's t-test or analysis of variance. Caries prevalence was 58% and 62% in SG and CG, respectively. DMFT index was 28.3 ± 6.6 in SG and 21.4 ± 6.07 in CG (p < 0.01). Mean number of decayed teeth was higher in SG (3.1) compared to CG (1.8) (p=0.047). Mean number of missing teeth were 25.2 and 16.4 in SG and CG respectively (p