de Souza Eliane Helena Alvim, Barbosa Maria Bernadete Cavalcanti Bené, de Oliveira Pierre Andrade Pereira, Espíndola Juliane, Gonçalves Karla Joselita
Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de Pernambuco, Camaragibe, PE.
Cien Saude Colet. 2010 Sep;15(6):2955-64. doi: 10.1590/s1413-81232010000600034.
The objective of the study is to assess the influence of oral health in the daily routine of both institutionalized and non-institutionalized elders living in the city of Recife-PE, as well as to come to conclusions concerning the relevance level of oral health in both groups. In order to assess the perception of oral health, it was used the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). The GOHAI levels, concerning the perception, were categorized in: low (≤ 50), average (51 to 60) and high (57 to 60). Oral health conditions were represented by the DMFT index (with cavity, lost and repaired teeth). It was observed that the percentage of elderly with a GOHAI not higher than 50 (low perception of oral health) was rather higher in the non-institutionalized group than in the institutionalized (92.2% x 64.9%). The average DMFT and the number of lost teeth were higher in the institutionalized group (96.01% x 87.87%). The perception of oral health was lower for more than half of the examined elderly population, but there being a meaningful difference between the two groups concerning the GOHAI, with lower levels for the non-institutionalized group. The result of the perception of oral health was compatible with the high number of decayed and lost teeth.
本研究的目的是评估口腔健康对累西腓市（伯南布哥州）机构养老和非机构养老老年人日常生活的影响，并就两组人群口腔健康的相关程度得出结论。为了评估口腔健康认知，采用了老年口腔健康评估指数（GOHAI）。根据认知情况，GOHAI水平分为：低（≤50）、中（51至60）和高（57至60）。口腔健康状况用DMFT指数表示（包括龋齿、失牙和补牙）。结果发现，GOHAI不高于50（口腔健康认知低）的老年人比例在非机构养老组中高于机构养老组（92.2%对64.9%）。机构养老组的平均DMFT和失牙数量更高（96.01%对87.87%）。超过一半的受调查老年人口腔健康认知较低，但两组在GOHAI方面存在显著差异，非机构养老组的水平更低。口腔健康认知结果与大量龋齿和失牙情况相符。
