Oral health knowledge among elderly patients

McQuistan, Michelle R.; Qasim, Assad; Shao, Chong; Straub-Morarend, Cheryl L.; Macek, Mark D.

doi:10.1016/j.adaj.2014.10.002

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“…Participants were unaware that people who brush can continue to have oral malodour due to the bacteria remaining in interproximal areas. Health professionals should be educating their patients, and there needs to be community‐based education with educational messages to reach those who are not seeking routine dental care …”

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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of patients regarding interdental deplaquing devices: A mixed‐methods study

Smith

Moretti

Brame

et al. 2019

Int J Dental Hygiene

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Objectives This mixed‐methods study assessed patients' oral health literacy, motivation level and barriers regarding interdental plaque control. Methods Participants (n = 49) from a study comparing the use of Glide® Pro‐Health Floss Original (F) or GUM® Curved Soft‐Picks® Advance (SP) completed daily diaries and questionnaires regarding motivation, tiredness, confidence and satisfaction for their deplaquing method. The Mantel‐Haenszel chi‐square test was utilized. Data were also collected from 19 participants who attended focus group discussions regarding their oral health habits, knowledge, motivators and barriers with interdental plaque control. Discussions were digitally recorded, transcribed and imported into ATLAS.ti 7.5.15 to identify themes. Results There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in relation to age, sex or ethnicity. F users reported statistically significant higher agreement about ability to remove food/debris (P = 0.01), cleaning thoroughly (P = 0.02) and clean feeling of the mouth (P = 0.01). SP users reported higher ease/efficiency of use (P = 0.01), convenience (P = 0.003), easy to hold (P = 0.0001) and easy use away from home (P = 0.008). Daily diaries revealed higher motivation and compliance/ease of use (SP). During the focus groups, some reported that they did not feel clean unless they deplaqued interdentally; however, most reported that they lacked motivation due to constraints on time, no desire due to lack of immediate or tangible rewards, and lack of knowledge on proper use of interdental devices or the benefits of using them. Conclusion This study showed that the lack of compliance may be due to poor literacy and lack of motivation in patients due to gaps in patient education.

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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of patients regarding interdental deplaquing devices: A mixed‐methods study

Smith

Moretti

Brame

et al. 2019

Int J Dental Hygiene

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“…Although this evaluation has to be necessarily undertaken on a local basis, existing reports 4,17,23,[28][29][30] point to a deficit of periodontal knowledge worldwide that seems to be independent from the geographic area and type of population studied. Most investigations are focused on convenience samples, 37,49,50 risk groups, 51,52 or population subsets defined by a particular feature, 53,54 and only a few reports provide information useful for interventions at a community level. In this sense, and to the best of the authors' knowledge, the present investigation is the first systematic review undertaken on this topic.…”

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confidence: 99%

Periodontitis Awareness Amongst the General Public: A Critical Systematic Review to Identify Gaps of Knowledge

Varela‐Centelles

Diz-Iglesias

Estany‐Gestal

et al. 2016

Journal of Periodontology

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The number of available community-based investigations on periodontal knowledge is scarce and restricted to areas with a very high level of human development. Gaps of knowledge exist in every geographic area, with the most relevant issues of low awareness and poor knowledge about the etiology of periodontal diseases and their relation with systemic disorders. These results highlight the need for local, community-based investigations about periodontal knowledge and barriers hampering early diagnosis, as well as for adequate educational interventions focused on these issues.

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“…Participants attributed their knowledge evolvement to increasing maturity as they aged, influencing their realization of the importance of oral care and gaining oral health literacy. While studies show that adults 75 years or older are more likely to have lower oral health knowledge than younger participants , in the present study, some participants who were initially symptomatic attendees transitioned to become routine users of oral care as a result of increasing oral health literacy as the participant aged.…”

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confidence: 60%

Independent older adults perspectives on oral health

Khabra

Compton

Keenan

2016

Int J Dental Hygiene

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Older adults in this study emphasized the value of establishing collaborative and trusting relationships between oral health practitioners and older adults. Oral health practitioners should be clear and transparent when communicating information about oral health costs and be cognizant of different circumstances from childhood to older adulthood that inhibit or promote routine utilization of oral health services. Including oral health services as part of interdisciplinary care teams could help promote understandings of the reciprocal relationship between oral health and general health and improve oral health status for older adults.

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Oral health knowledge among elderly patients

Cited by 38 publications

References 20 publications

Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of patients regarding interdental deplaquing devices: A mixed‐methods study

Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of patients regarding interdental deplaquing devices: A mixed‐methods study

Periodontitis Awareness Amongst the General Public: A Critical Systematic Review to Identify Gaps of Knowledge

Independent older adults perspectives on oral health

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