Dental demands of elderly people living at home in Hertfordshire

Kail, B I; Silver, Mark

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“…Forty‐three patients (37%) had worn their dentures for 10 years or more and 17 (15%) for 20 years or more. These figures are less than those reported in the literature by Kail and Silver (16) and Coates (10) who found that 61 and 54·9% had worn dentures for 10 years or more and 32 and 12·8% for 20 years or more, respectively.…”

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The attitude of complete denture wearers towards denture adhesives in Istanbul

Özcan

Kulak

Arıkan

et al. 2004

J of Oral Rehabilitation

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Turkey SUMMARY The purpose of using denture adhesives is to subjectively benefit denture-wearers with improved fit and comfort of their dentures and to improve their chewing ability and confidence. The purpose of this study was to investigate the approach and thought of complete denture wearers to denture adhesives and to see why they had tried denture adhesive, and their reasons for its current use or non-use through a questionnaire. One hundred and fifteen patients attending the Marmara University, Dental School for new denture treatment were surveyed. In the survey, there were 62 females (54%) and 53 males (46%). Nearly half of these patients (53%) were in the 61-70-year age group with a mean age of 64 years. One hundred and six (92%) patients had never tried denture adhesive.Most patients (73%) who did not use denture adhesives managed their dentures well, but a significant number 101 (87%) did not know that denture adhesives existed. Nine (8%) had tried denture adhesives, and none of the patients were currently using them. Those who ceased using denture adhesive complained mainly that it did not improve the fit and chewing ability significantly. The outcome of this survey demonstrated that the knowledge of the patients is not enough on denture adhesives in Istanbul as it is still generally believed by the practitioners that the prescription of a denture adhesive is a sign of failure of the dentist.

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The attitude of complete denture wearers towards denture adhesives in Istanbul

Özcan

Kulak

Arıkan

et al. 2004

J of Oral Rehabilitation

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“…In older patients, adaptation to the new experience of denture-wearing is often very difficult: adjustment to a new set of dentures may be very hard after a previous denture has been worn for many years (Spratley, 1977;Breustedt, 1983). Many surveys report finding elderly people wearing inadequate dentures (Ritchie, 1973;Manderson & Ettinger, 1975) or dentures which are very old (Burgess & Beck, 1968;Grabowski & Bertram, 1975;Spratley, 1977;Krajicek, 1977;Gould, 1978;Kail & Silver, 1984). Thus the need for prosthetic services will certainly not diminish; since much of the 76 G. Hoad-Reddick 1901192119611981 work will be on older elderly people it will be more difficult and require specialist skills.…”

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Oral pathology and prostheses—are they related? Investigations in an elderly population

Hoad-Reddick

1989

J of Oral Rehabilitation

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A survey of 233 elderly subjects living in the district served by the Halton Health Authority (Cheshire, England) investigated the relationship between the age of dentures, their need for replacement and the presence of any oral pathological lesions. The retention, stability, occlusion and cleanliness of the dentures were all found to be worse in the older appliances; perceived need for denture replacement was found to increase from 40% in 5-year-old dentures to 84% in dentures over 31 years old. While 41% of the sample had an oral pathological lesion, no significant relationship was found between denture age and pathology or place of residence. People resident in the community with no assistance had the highest incidence of oral pathology and those living in long-stay hospitals the least. The absence of a relationship between denture age and oral pathology is considered to be a powerful indicator of the need for regular oral examination of the edentulous population.

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“…[3][4][5][6][7][8] In a survey of 107 general dental practices in South London in 1997 Freeman, Adams and Gelbier found that only 55% had a ground floor surgery. 8 Fifty six per cent had steps or stairs to the entrance yet only 9% had a ramp or lift to the entrance.…”

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Disability Part 2: Access to dental services for disabled people. A questionnaire survey of dental practices in Merseyside

Edwards

Merry

2002

Br Dent J

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This article aims to identify how accessible general dental practitioners thought that their services were and to identify the barriers they face in providing care for disabled people. A postal questionnaire survey was undertaken of all general dental practices in the Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Knowsley Health Authorities. Only one quarter of practices described themselves as having full physical access for disabled patients. However, despite this, over 90% of practices reported treating disabled patients and most were willing to treat more disabled patients. Dentists identified physical barriers, lack of time and the lack of domiciliary equipment as the main barriers to providing care for disabled people. Although dentists were willing to treat disabled patients few dental practices were accessible at the time of the survey. Further work is needed to ensure that dental practices comply with the Disability Discrimination Act.

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Dental demands of elderly people living at home in Hertfordshire

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The attitude of complete denture wearers towards denture adhesives in Istanbul

The attitude of complete denture wearers towards denture adhesives in Istanbul

Oral pathology and prostheses—are they related? Investigations in an elderly population

Disability Part 2: Access to dental services for disabled people. A questionnaire survey of dental practices in Merseyside

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