The dental health of an elderly population in North-west England: results of a survey undertaken in the Halton Health Authority
1987; Elsevier BV; Volume: 15; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0300-5712(87)90136-9
ISSN1879-176X
AutoresG Hoad-Reddick, A A Grant, CE Griffiths,
Tópico(s)Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
ResumoA dental health survey of 233 elderly people in the Halton Health Authority was undertaken. Elderly subjects were chosen from different residential groups so that comparisons could be made and those most in need identified. Only 28 subjects (12 per cent) had any natural teeth remaining: of these 16 wore no denture at all. Assessed need was much greater than that perceived by the subject. Seventy-four per cent of the sample were found to need replacement dentures and 40·6 per cent had a mucosal or pathological lesion: people resident in the community with no assistance were those most likely to have a lesion (68 per cent). Thirty per cent of the sample were prevented from attending for treatment by problems of cost or mobility, and 30 per cent had not visited a dentist in the last 21 years. Suggestions are made for improvements in existing dental provision for the elderly, and education of the public at large, those caring for the elderly, and of the profession itself so that improved services may be provided in the future.
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