Oral Health Impact Profile: need and use of dental prostheses among Northeast Brazilian independent-living elderly

This study aimed to explore the association between use and need of dental prostheses to the quality of life in elderly individuals in a  Referral Center for Elderly Care in the northeastern of Brazil. A cross-sectional study was developed with 199 elderlies of both sexes. Data were collected from c...

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Published in:Ciência & saude coletiva 2019-11, Vol.24 (11), p.4305-4312
Main Authors: Silva, Michelle Almeida, Batista, André Ulisses Dantas, Abreu, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães, Forte, Franklin Delano Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brazil
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dental Prosthesis - statistics & numerical data
Female
Health risk assessment
Humans
Independent Living
Male
Men
Middle Aged
Older people
Oral Health
Oral hygiene
Pilot Projects
Poisson density functions
Prostheses
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Quality of Life
Regression analysis
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Statistical analysis
Surveys and Questionnaires
Women
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Summary:This study aimed to explore the association between use and need of dental prostheses to the quality of life in elderly individuals in a  Referral Center for Elderly Care in the northeastern of Brazil. A cross-sectional study was developed with 199 elderlies of both sexes. Data were collected from clinical examinations (WHO criteria) and a questionnaire regarding socioeconomic status, Oral Health Impact Profile index (OHIP-14) by a single calibrated examiner with Kappa = 0.91. Data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney test, Poisson regression (p
ISSN:1413-8123
1678-4561
1678-4561
DOI:10.1590/1413-812320182411.32472017