Chhabra Gokul, Belkhode Vikram, Nimonkar Sharayu, Rao Yogesh, Raghotham Kavita, Khandagale Tushar
Undergraduate, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Department of Prosthodontics, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Jul 30;9(7):3429-3432. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_316_20. eCollection 2020 Jul.
The study aimed at evaluating the dental prosthetic status and its need among the geriatric population of Central India reporting to the dental colleges.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to evaluate prosthetic status and needs among geriatric individuals in Wardha city, Maharashtra reporting to dental colleges. A detailed inspection of the oral cavity of the study subjects was done using Basic Oral Health Surveys, World Health Organization (WHO) 1997.
A total of 110 individuals were evaluated for the study. A total of 26.36% study participants had some prosthesis at the time of examination, whereas 79.99% needed prosthesis. A total of 51.82% needed complete dentures. About 12.71% of the participants needed combination prosthesis.
The result of this study concluded that the prosthetic status of the geriatric individuals in Wardha city (MH) of Central India is poor and needs prosthetic rehabilitation. A well-structured approach is required to fulfill these needs.
本研究旨在评估印度中部向牙科学院就诊的老年人群的牙齿修复状况及其需求。
在马哈拉施特拉邦瓦尔达市向牙科学院就诊的老年个体中开展了一项描述性横断面研究,以评估其修复状况和需求。使用1997年世界卫生组织(WHO)的基本口腔健康调查对研究对象的口腔进行了详细检查。
本研究共评估了110名个体。在检查时,共有26.36%的研究参与者佩戴了某种假牙,而79.99%的人需要假牙。共有51.82%的人需要全口假牙。约12.71%的参与者需要组合式假牙。
本研究结果表明,印度中部瓦尔达市(马哈拉施特拉邦)老年个体的修复状况较差,需要进行修复康复。需要一种结构完善的方法来满足这些需求。