Effects of tooth loss and lowered oral function on health condition of elderly people

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-290
Author(s):  
Tetsurou Torisu
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Tooth Loss ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Oral Function

scholarly journals Locked Mouths: Tooth Loss in a Women’s Prison in Northeastern Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris Sant’ Anna Araújo Rodrigues ◽  
Ingrid Thays de Melo Silveira ◽  
Magaly Suênya de Almeida Pinto ◽  
Alidianne Fabia Cabral Xavier ◽  
Thaliny Batista Sarmento de Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Tooth Loss ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Prosthetic Rehabilitation ◽  
Dental Services ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Women's Prison

Background. Prisoners, in general, exhibit unsatisfactory oral conditions, especially with regard to the large number of missing teeth and with untreated caries. The aim of this study was to assess tooth loss, use of and need for prosthetic rehabilitation, and use of dental services among inmates. A cross-sectional study involving 65 inmates was developed at the Regional Women’s Prison of Campina Grande, Brazil. Data regarding sociodemographic and sentencing profile, use of dental services, dental morbidity, and self-perceived oral health impacts were investigated. Chi-square, Pearson, and Kruskal-Wallis (P<0.05) statistical tests were used. The mean tooth loss was 11.3 teeth. Significant association between tooth loss and oral health satisfaction (P=0.049), self-perceived need for dental prosthesis (P<0.001), uncomfortable teeth brushing (P=0.005), difficult speaking (P=0.002), and difficulty in performing routine tasks (P=0.025) was observed. It was observed that 29.2% of inmates were using some type of prosthesis, all deemed unsuitable for use, and 78.5% of inmates needed prosthetic rehabilitation. The oral health condition of the population studied was found to be poor, and prisoners showed significant tooth loss and need for dentures, with the aggravation of having tooth extraction as the major reason for seeking dental care.

scholarly journals Intervention Study of Exercise Program for Oral Function in Healthy Elderly People

2008 ◽  
Vol 215 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haruhisa Ibayashi ◽  
Yoshihisa Fujino ◽  
Truong-Minh Pham ◽  
Shinya Matsuda
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Oral Function ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Healthy Elderly People

scholarly journals Commitment of the Elderly People in Bulgaria to their Own Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (E) ◽  
pp. 76-79
Author(s):  
Silviya Kyuchukova ◽  
Albena Andonova ◽  
Mima Nikolova ◽  
Mariana Penkova-Raditcheva
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Active Monitoring ◽  
Health Motivation ◽  
Partnership Model

BACKGROUND: In the context of health education, the lifestyle of each individual includes social and behavioral factors that are potentially manageable and preventable in general. A health-educated person adheres to healthy lifestyle, which is characterized by the presence of: active attitude to his own health, positive health motivation, skills for health protection and strengthening, and useful health habits. Stimulating one of them is the systematic monitoring and registration of the main vital indicators, as a good prerequisite for active monitoring of the health condition. As of December 31, 2019 the population of Bulgaria is 6,951,482 people, and the people, aged 65 and over are 1,504,088, or 21.6% of the country’s population. AIM: The objective of this study was to establish the degree of personal commitment and responsibility for their health of people over 65-year-old, living in Bulgaria. Tasks: (a) To make a questionnaire, (b) Processing of the received information and analysis of results, (c) Formulation of conclusions regarding awareness, health motivation and lifestyle of the respondents, (d) Reporting the degree of responsibility for their health of the respondents. METHODS: Mathematical-statistical – dispersion, comparative analysis, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient/p/;desk research; interview. Contingent: 113 people; average age – approx. 68.168 ± 8.80 years. Time: 2019. RESULTS: (1) A statistically significant relationship was found: p = 0.001 and x2 = 21.886. The respondents with two chronic diseases – 40.5% are well aware of the normal values of the measured indicators. (2) Two thirds of the respondents/74.3%/are well informed about the normal and pathological values of the main vital indicators, which they can measure and register themselves. (3) 76% of the respondents have received the necessary health information from the medical team/partnership model. (4) Only half of the older respondents in the study/51.4%/follow a diet complied with their health status. CONCLUSION: In our professional medical care for the elderly people in Bulgaria, we must place emphasis on their preventive and prophylactic commitment to their own health. The useful and practical combination of properly received and internalized medical information from the elderly people is an important prerequisite for their informed commitment to their own health.

scholarly journals Hubungan Pengetahuan Fungsi Gigi Terhadap Status Gizi Manula Yang Kehilangan Gigi Sebagian Di Kecamatan Mamasa Sulawesi Barat

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
Rangga Alfriani ◽  
Quroti A’yun ◽  
Sutrisno Sutrisno
Keyword(s):  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Tooth Loss ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Height Measurement ◽  
Cross Sectional

Teeth had very important roles and functions so that someone with poor knowledge on tooth function might have poor oral health. The poor condition of the oral cavity might cause tooth loss and if not replaced with denture would disturb the functions and activities of the oral cavity, as well as influencing nutritional status.  Determining the relation between knowledge on tooth function and nutritional status of elderly people with partial tooth loss in Mamasa Sub-district, West Sulawesi. This was an observational analytical study with Cross-Sectional design performed on September–November 2017. The research variables were knowledge on tooth function and nutritional status. The total sample was 64 people. Sampling used stratified random sampling technique. Data collection used questionnaire, body height measurement tool, and body weight scale. Data analysis used Kendall-Tau test. Most of the respondents’ knowledge on tooth function was high and most of the nutritional status of the elderly people were poor. The result of analysis test showed significance value of p=0,285 in male respondents and p=0,971 in female respondents (p>0,05), showing no significant relationship between knowledge on tooth function and nutritional status of elderly people with partial tooth loss. There was no relation between knowledge on tooth function and nutritional status of elderly people with partial tooth loss.

scholarly journals Adherence indicators, motivational factors, and benefits perceived by elderly people in the gym for the elderly

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 202
Author(s):  
Natália Rodrigues Dos Reis ◽  
Leandro De Oliveira Sant'Ana ◽  
Felipe Faria Da Costa ◽  
Aline Aparecida De Souza Ribeiro ◽  
Yuri De Almeida Costa Campos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Motivational Factors ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Object Of Study

Introduction: Aging is defined as a progressive process with biological, psychological and social changes. Objective: To identify the indicators of adherence, motivations and benefits perceived by elderly people in the gym for the elderly. Methods: 30 elderly (21 women) participated (67 ± 4 years; 76 ± 3 kg; 164 ± 7 cm; 28 ± 2 kg/m2). An individual interview was conducted, guided by questions related to the object of study. The data obtained were treated using the content analysis technique of the Bardin method. Results: For the adherence indicators, a better health condition (90%), quality of life (76%), quality of sleep (73%) and reduction of stress and weight (63%) were identified. For motivation the answers were to make new friends and get out of solitude (100%) as well as living with people of the same age group (95%). And the perceived benefits were pain reduction (27%), increased muscle capacity (25%), autonomy (21%), functional capacity (20%), balance (18%), flexibility (14%) and what all the individuals realized there was a significant improvement in quality of life (100%). Conclusion: The main indicators of adherence were health and quality of life, the motivational factors were to reduce loneliness and to increase social life, and among the most reported benefits were quality of life and health.Keywords: elderly gym, physical exercise, health.

scholarly journals Oral health and quality of life of the elderly.

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 04-11
Author(s):  
Gabriela Furst Vaccarezza ◽  
Raissa Lopes Fuga ◽  
Stephanie Regiane Prata Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Tooth Loss ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Negative Impacts

Introduction: The Brazilian population has been aging rapidly since the early 1960s, when the age structure of the population began to change. In 1996, only 5% of the population was 60 years old or more, while today they are 9% of the population. Objective: The objective of this study is to assess oral health conditions of the elderly who live in Vila dos Idosos, collecting information about their condition of life, and trying to correlate how much oral health can compromise the quality of life and autonomy of these elderly people. Methods: Data collection was carried out through questionnaires and clinical examination; elderly people over 60 years old, of both sexes, were interviewed. All interviews were conducted in the Vila dos Idosos itself. Results: The results show that tooth loss or the use of inadequate prostheses has negative impacts on quality of life, especially with regard to worry, stress resulting from problems in the mouth and shame. It was obtained in the research that, in general, oral health in the elderly is fragile, requiring greater attention from health professionals; however, when self-perceived oral health is analyzed, the vast majority assess it as very good or good. Conclusion: The most important finding of the study was that, although the data obtained indicate a fragile oral health that reveals a commitment to quality of life, the vast majority of the elderly evaluated their own health positively. This may indicate that, for this population, health oral health is dissociated from health.

scholarly journals Individual- and City-Level Socioeconomic Factors and Tooth Loss among Elderly People: A Cross-Level Multilevel Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Vianna Vettore ◽  
Janete M. Rebelo Vieira ◽  
José F. F. Gomes ◽  
Nara M. O. Martins ◽  
Yan N. L. Freitas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Tooth Loss ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Negative Binomial Regression ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Education Gaps ◽  
Individual Variables ◽  
Rate Ratios

This study aimed to test the association of contextual and individual socioeconomic status with tooth loss among Brazilian elderly people aged 65–74 years. Data from 5435 elderly participants from the Brazilian National Oral Health Survey (2010) were linked to city-level data for 27 state capitals and the Federal District. Tooth loss was clinically assessed according to the number of missing natural teeth. Contextual social variables included Human Development Index income (HDI-income) and HDI-education. Individual socioeconomic measures were monthly family income and years of schooling. Covariates included sex, skin colour, number of residents per room and number of goods. Multilevel Negative Binomial regression models were used to estimate rate ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals between contextual and individual variables and tooth loss. Contextual and individual income and education measures were consistently associated with tooth loss. Elderly people living in cities with low HDI-income and low HDI-education were respectively 21% and 33% more likely to present tooth loss. Cross-level interaction suggested that the relationship of lower income and lower schooling with tooth loss is different across levels of city-level income and city-level education inequality, respectively. Public policies aiming to reduce the income and education gaps and preventive dental interventions are imperative to tackle tooth loss among elderly people.

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