Oral status among seniors in nine nursing homes in Styria, Austria

Abstract

The results compared with those reported in other recent surveys and our data show an urgent need in Austria to improve the standards in dental care for the hospitalised elderly. Regular dental checks, carried out in the actual home by a dental surgeon should be introduced, whilst the nursing staff should be made fully aware of the problems caused by insufficient oral care and receive regular support from specialised oral hygiene assistants. The results of this survey also suggest that nursing staff should be equipped with simple instruments in order to judge to the extent to which the patient is capable of carrying out oral care independently and then according to the results to supplement this with additional care.

Oral Health in a Cognitive and Behavioral Unit

“…The women were more and older than the men (Table 1). In spite of the high level of dependency explained by their important cognitive diseases, the participants of this study were younger than the patients usually hospitalized in long term units [15][16].…”

“…A similar population (institutionalized old patients with moderate to severe cognitive decline) shows a more damage dental status than the studied population who is younger and has been undergone periodic oral aftercares during their life [15][16].…”

“…Although they can affect the quality of life of elderly with dementia, the oral health is often neglected and the oral care is considered complicated. Indeed, the behavior disorders (agitation, aggression), the lack of cooperation even the opposition, the loss of autonomy, the disturbance of the physical marks are so many brakes in the access to healthcare dental [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25].…”

Calidad de vida y su relación con la salud oral en personas de la tercera edad

“…Con respecto a los resultados, en la mayoría de estas personas se presentó inflamación aguda del periodonto y requerían tratamiento quirúrgico, y en cuanto al estado de higiene oral medido en una escala de 0-4, alcanzó un promedio de 2,43 [46].…”

“…Se determinó en este estudio que las personas de clase social más baja eran más propensas a ser desdentadas y a tener menos de 15 dientes, en comparación con las de la clase más alta. El índice de caries también demostró que la salud dental es mucho más deficiente en las clases sociales más bajas (p = 0,001) y concluyó que se deben establecer paráme-tros que permitan evaluar las barreras de acceso [46].…”