Oral health status and dental needs in a geriatric institutionalized population in Paris

One hundred and forty-two residents of a geriatric hospital in France were given an oral exam and interviewed by questionnaire regarding their backgrounds, physical health and oral hygiene habits. The residents suffered from many systemic diseases and drug intake was relatively high. Over fifty perc...

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Published inGerodontology Vol. 8; no. 2; p. 47
Main Author Mersel, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 1989
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Dental Care for Aged
Dental Care for Disabled
Dentures - statistics & numerical data
Female
Homes for the Aged
Hospitals, Special
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mouth Diseases - epidemiology
Oral Health
Oral Hygiene
Paris - epidemiology
Xerostomia - epidemiology
Paris
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Summary:One hundred and forty-two residents of a geriatric hospital in France were given an oral exam and interviewed by questionnaire regarding their backgrounds, physical health and oral hygiene habits. The residents suffered from many systemic diseases and drug intake was relatively high. Over fifty percent reported mouth dryness, especially at waking. Twenty-three percent stated that they never brushed their teeth and the demand for dental services was low. Edentulousness was similar to those rates reported in Israel and the U.S. The majority of prostheses were rated by examiners as unacceptable and there were significant amounts of root and cervical caries in spite of the relatively high level of oral health care provided by the staff.
ISSN:0734-0664
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-2358.1989.tb00403.x