EVALUATION OF CAVITIES AND ORAL HYGIENE IN ELDERLY FEMALE RESIDENTS IN A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY

Authors

  • Clóris Regina Blanski Grden
  • Luciane Patrícia Andreani Cabral
  • Pollyanna Kássia de Oliveira Borges
  • Camila Soeiro de Sousa do Nascimento
  • Lídia Dalgallo Zarpellon
  • Carla Luiza da Silva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v18i3.33561

Keywords:

Oral hygiene, Elderly, Dental assistance for the elderly.

Abstract

Quantitative descriptive research, aiming to evaluate cavities and oral hygiene among elderly residents in
a Long-Term Care Facility for the Elderly, in the municipality of Ponta Grossa in the state of Paraná, in 2011. The results
indicate predominance of: age range between 71-75 years old (n=13;33%), single (n=29;72%) and illiterate (n=31;77%).
Regarding the evaluation, 55% of the elderly use dentures, 75% have few teeth, and of these, 60% have periodontitis;
referent to oral hygiene, 73% have bad conditions. It is concluded that in spite of technological advances, studies referring
to the oral problems among the elderly are few, making it necessary to elaborate preventive, educational programs so that
adults and the elderly may plan their old age with more satisfactory oral health conditions.

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Published

2013-09-26

How to Cite

Grden, C. R. B., Cabral, L. P. A., Borges, P. K. de O., Nascimento, C. S. de S. do, Zarpellon, L. D., & Silva, C. L. da. (2013). EVALUATION OF CAVITIES AND ORAL HYGIENE IN ELDERLY FEMALE RESIDENTS IN A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 18(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v18i3.33561

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2013)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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