ABSTRACT
The oral health behaviour of old aged people, especially by pensioners in old people's homes or nursing homes is unsatisfactory, and is influenced from different social factors and social conditions. People with insufficient oral and prosthesis hygiene fall more frequent ill with prosthesis stomatitis compared to prosthesis wearers with clean artificial dentures. In addition the dental prosthesis care is not a part of daily personal hygiene in these investigated old people's homes. Patients and nurses are inadequate enlightened of oral hygiene measures.
Subject(s)
Dental Health Surveys , Oral Hygiene Index , Stomatitis, Denture/epidemiology , Stomatitis/epidemiology , Aged , Dental Care , Dental Plaque Index , Female , Health Services for the Aged , Humans , Male , Stomatitis, Denture/prevention & controlABSTRACT
An analysis of the situation of dental care, in consideration of aspects of social hygiene, took place in the Hildburghausen district in 1986, using the method of interview and oral examination of 249 old aged peoples - living in homes for the aged and 155 pensioners - living in their own residences.
Subject(s)
DMF Index , Dentures , Homes for the Aged , Nursing Homes , Patient Acceptance of Health Care , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Consumer Behavior , Female , Germany, East , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Different social items (marital status, social contacts, indigence, level of education) and in addition the social area have consequences to the dental health behaviour and the health consciousness until old age, and influence the success of dental care for the prosthesis wearer.
