Collective Health, University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Gerodontology. 2012 Jun;29(2):e632-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2011.00535.x. Epub 2011 Aug 24.
There is scientific evidence that shows health contributes to the quality of life. These measurements have not been well guided towards the free response of oral health in people's lives.
This study aimed to investigate the impact of tooth loss on the quality of life of elderly people.
Qualitative investigation with descriptive features - which used a random sample out of the total edentulous elderly people, who lived in an institution in Fortaleza, Brazil - was carried out. From 250 residents screened, 72 completely edentulous elderly, with ages from 60 to 79 years were selected. A semi-structured questionnaire was used with closed and opened questions in which the last one was used for the free flow of the interviewee's responses. The content was analysed and codified according to Bardin.
In total, 84.7% had attended the dentist to have exodontia. Of them, 81.9% reported difficulties after losing their teeth. Physical dimensions, characterised by the difficulties in eating and social dimensions, because of interference in communication with other people were obtained.
Tooth loss causes disorder in the individual's quality of life, mainly when it affects their well-being and appearance.
有科学证据表明，健康有助于提高生活质量。然而，这些衡量标准并没有很好地指导人们对口腔健康的自由反应。
本研究旨在调查牙齿缺失对老年人生活质量的影响。
这是一项定性研究，具有描述性特征——使用随机抽样方法，从巴西福塔雷萨的一家机构中抽取了所有无牙老年人作为研究对象。在筛选出的 250 名居民中，选择了 72 名完全无牙的老年人，年龄在 60 岁至 79 岁之间。使用半结构化问卷进行调查，其中包括封闭和开放问题，最后一个问题用于受访者自由表达他们的回答。根据 Bardin 的方法对内容进行分析和编码。
共有 84.7%的老年人曾因拔牙而就诊。其中，81.9%的人在拔牙后报告存在困难。研究结果显示，牙齿缺失会导致个体生活质量出现问题，主要表现在身体方面，如进食困难，以及社交方面，如与他人交流受到干扰。
牙齿缺失会导致个体的生活质量紊乱，尤其是当它影响到个体的幸福感和外貌时。
