Oral health conditions and quality of life of elderly users of the Unified National Health System

Mestriner, Soraya Fernandes; Almeida, Aline; Mesquita, Luana Pinho de; Bulgarelli, Alexandre Fávero; Mestriner, Wilson

doi:10.1590/1981-8637201400040000062822

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“…Still bearing this in mind, analyses on the type of dental service in this study had similar results to those of Hernández-Palacios et al, 13 Oliveira et al 18 and Mestriner, 19 where most of the interviewees used public dental care due to their low socioeconomic levels. In this respect, it is noteworthy that the access to private services can be an effective alternative when some obstacles are considered, such as the long waiting time for the procedures in certain public services, which leave no alternative other than dental extraction due to the extent of the disease.…”

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Edentulismo e autopercepção de saúde oral em pacientes adultos e geriátricos

Souza¹,

Assis²,

Carvalho³

et al. 2018

Rev. Bras. Odontol.

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Objetivo: Avaliar a autopercepção em saúde oral de pacientes adultos e geriátricos, edêntulos totais e parciais tratados na Clínica Escola de Odontologia do Centro Universitário CESMAC. Material e Métodos: Estudo analítico observacional transversal. Foram avaliados 102 pacientes da Clínica Escola. Utilizou-se o índice de necessidade de prótese, que determinou o agravo do edentulismo e valeu-se para estimar a gravidade do problema na amostra. Os dados foram anotados em uma ficha clínica individual durante o exame do paciente. Resultados: Os achados possibilitaram identificar que, para os indivíduos da pesquisa, os dentes contribuíam para melhorar as relações sociais e a saúde, enquanto a falta de dentes foi associada a uma pluralidade de sentimentos negativos referentes ao relacionamento interpessoal. Conclusão: A compreensão de como os indivíduos pesquisados avaliaram a autopercepção em saúde oral parece ser influenciada por fatores como nível de escolaridade e condições socioeconômicas. Aspectos como aparência, mastigação e fonética não afetaram negativamente os indivíduos. Em contrapartida, os dados referentes ao relacionamento interpessoal apresentaram-se contundentes e demonstraram-se desfavoráveis ao comportamento da amostra frente às relações sociais.

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confidence: 85%

Edentulismo e autopercepção de saúde oral em pacientes adultos e geriátricos

Souza¹,

Assis²,

Carvalho³

et al. 2018

Rev. Bras. Odontol.

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“…In another study on the elderly, Mestriner et al 24 concluded that self-perception of oral health and income affect the impact of oral health on quality of life. Rigo et al 25 identified that elderly persons with higher levels of satisfaction with life exhibited a better self-perception of oral health.…”

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Self-perceived oral health among the elderly: a household-based study

Nogueira

Falcão

Nuto

et al. 2017

Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.

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Objective: to evaluate the self-perceived oral health status of elderly persons and its relation to self-care practices, the use of public oral health services, denture use, dental complaints and impact on everyday activities. Method: The 95 subjects of this quantitative, analytical and cross-sectional study were from Fortaleza, a state capital in the northeast of Brazil. They were aged 60 years or over and were mentally capacitated according to the Mini-Mental State Examination. The study parameters included gender, age group, race/ethnic background, level of schooling, household income, self-care practices, use and need for dentures, dental complaints, impact on everyday activities, access to oral health services, and access to information. The outcome parameter was self-perceived oral health. To verify the association between the study parameters and the outcome parameter, prevalence ratios were calculated and submitted to the Chi-squared test, the Fisher's exact test, the Mann-Whitney test and multivariate regression analysis. Result: self-perceived oral health was described as good/excellent significantly more often by women than by men ( p=0.044). Oral health had a negative impact on everyday activities among nearly one third of the sample (n=29; 30.5%). The mean and median values of dental complaints and impact on everyday activities were significantly lower for subjects reporting good/excellent oral health than for subjects reporting poor/fair oral health. Conclusion: it is expected that these results will strengthen oral health care for elderly persons, in order to maintain their quality of life during this stage of life.

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“…Over time, there has been a gradual rise in the aged population. As a result, elderly people are now a group of people who require particular care and dental care models that result in preventive, rehabilitative, curative, and humanized assistant levels [8]. In addition to improving mastication [9], the treatment objectives for edentulous patients using artificial prostheses include comfort, aesthetics, enhanced speech, and helping them regain their confidence.…”

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Individual and Synergistic Effects of Tea Tree Oil and Neem Extract on Candida albicans Adhesion to Denture Soft Liner

Singhania¹,

Sathe²,

Ranka³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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BackgroundInflammation is present in denture stomatitis. Denture stomatitis's etiology is complex, but there is evidence that it is brought on by Candida albicans growing in biofilms on its surface. ObjectiveThis study aimed to examine and assess the effectiveness of several herbal products, such as tea tree oil and neem extracts, on Candida albicans adhesion to denture soft liners. MethodEach wall of the tissue culture plate was filled with 30 acrylic blocks lined with soft liners, followed by the addition of 0.1 ml of the standardized Candida albicans suspension, which was then left to incubate for 48 hours. Each specimen was placed in a disinfectant solution for 10 minutes. A colony was counted after 0.1ml of the solution was plated on a sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA) plate and cultured for 72 hours. Data were compared using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test. ResultsThe mean colony forming units (CFU) per ml for combined tea tree oil and neem extract was least (0.40), followed by tea tree oil (2.30), followed by neem extract (30.33). The treated blocks were effective in reducing the growth of Candida albicans. ConclusionCombining tea tree oil and neem extract significantly reduced the growth of Candida albicans, suggesting a new form of intraoral effective antifungal treatment.

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Oral health conditions and quality of life of elderly users of the Unified National Health System

Cited by 4 publications

References 15 publications

Edentulismo e autopercepção de saúde oral em pacientes adultos e geriátricos

Edentulismo e autopercepção de saúde oral em pacientes adultos e geriátricos

Self-perceived oral health among the elderly: a household-based study

Individual and Synergistic Effects of Tea Tree Oil and Neem Extract on Candida albicans Adhesion to Denture Soft Liner

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