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Context: Oral health means more than only good teeth. It is a state-of-being-free from mouth and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, oral infections, periodontal diseases, tooth decay or loss, and other diseases/disorders. The age distribution of the world's population is changing. With advances in medicine, the proportion of older people continues to increase worldwide. Aims, Setting, Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 158 elderly (>60 years) residing in a slum of Kolkata during the period from April 2017 to June 2017 to assess the impact of oral health on general health. Data were collected using a pretested predesigned schedule containing Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index. Data analysis was performed in R software. Poisson regression was used to find the associates of the impact of oral health. Results: Mean (standard deviation) age was 68.54 (5.9) years. A total of 104 (65.8%) participants reported; foul breath as a problem and 88 (55.7%) reported gum bleeding as a problem. All participants used to clean their teeth daily but only 36.1% used to clean their teeth at least twice daily. More than half the participants reported that they have limited the kind of food they eat due to dental/gum condition and trouble chewing. Conclusion: There is a need to provide sensitive oral health services that are accessible, affordable, appropriate, and acceptable. Knowledge regarding oral health and hygiene should be provided to all elderly, especially diabetics. Further research with the broader conceptual framework, in different age groups and in different settings are warranted.
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Objective: The objective of this study was to translate the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) into the Hindi language and assess its validity and reliability for use among people in India. Materials and Methods: GOHAI was translated into the Hindi language and self-administered to 420 subjects aged 55 years or above. The measures for reliability, and concurrent, convergent, and discriminant validity were assessed. The questionnaire sought information about sociodemographic details, habits related to tobacco, dental visits, tooth brushing, and self-reported perceptions of general and oral health. Results: Cronbach's alpha (0.774) showed high internal consistency and homogeneity between items. Low GOHAI scores were associated with the perceptions of poor oral and general health, low satisfaction with oral health, and a perceived need for dental care. Respondents with high socioeconomic status were likely to have high GOHAI scores. Conclusion: The Hindi version of the GOHAI demonstrated acceptable validity and reliability, and will be an important instrument to measure oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) for people in this region.
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Objetivo: Verificar a associação entre alterações do estado nutricional, perda dentária, uso de prótese e autopercepção das condições bucais em uma coorte de idosos, segundo sexo e idade. Métodos: Foram analisados idosos (≥ 60 anos), de ambos os sexos, do Estudo SABE: Saúde, Bem-estar e Envelhecimento, epidemiológico, de base domiciliar, realizado no município de São Paulo, em 2000 e 2006. As variáveis de estudo foram: alterações no estado nutricional-segundo Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC), considerando baixo peso (≤ 23 kg/m²), peso adequado para estatura (> 23 e < 28 kg/m²) e excesso de peso (≥ 28 kg/m²), em 2000 e 2006; perda dentária (< ou ≥ 16 dentes); uso de prótese dentária (sim/não); autopercepção das condições bucais, segundo Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI), considerando más condições bucais (GOHAI <50 pontos), regulares (GOHAI de 51 a 56 pontos) e boas (GOHAI de 57 a 60 pontos), sexo e grupos etários (60-74 e ≥ 75 anos), em 2000. Verificou-se a associação por meio do teste de Rao-Scotte da análise de regressão logística multinomial (p<0,05 e IC95%), utilizando o programa estatístico STATA 10.1. Resultados: De 773 idosos analisados, 59,94% eram mulheres e 80,55% do grupo 60 a 74 anos. Identificou-se diminuição da proporção de idosos com excesso de peso (37 para 29%) e aumento daquela com baixo peso (16 para 26%). Verificou-se menor risco para excesso de peso em 2006, aqueles que apresentaram peso adequado, em 2000 e referiram condições bucais regulares [RR = 0,31 (0,14-0,69)], e maior risco para peso adequado em 2006, nos homens, que apresentaram excesso de peso em 2000 [RR = 2,23 (1,09-4,55)]. Conclusão: Constatou-se associação entre alterações do estado nutricional, condições bucais regulares, segundo a autopercepção, e sexo masculino, em 2000 e 2006.
Objective: To investigate the association between changes of nutritional status and tooth loss, use of dental prost hesis and self-perceived oral health among elderly people, by gender and age. Methods: The sample consisted of 773 elderly people (≥ 60 years) community-dwelling, both genders, participants of Health, Well being and Aging Cohort Study (SABE Survey),epidemiological, home-based, from the city of São Paulo, from 2000 to 2006. The variables analyzed were: changes of nutritional status: by body mass index (BMI-kg/m²), considering underweight (≤ 23 kg/m²), appropriate weight for height (> 23 and <28 kg/m²) and overweight ( ≥ 28 kg/m²), to 2000 from 2006; tooth loss (Subject(s)
Aged
, Population Dynamics
, Dental Prosthesis
, Nutritional Status
, Oral Health
, Self Concept
, Tooth Loss
, Cohort Studies
, Logistic Models