Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sathyabama University Dental College and Hospital, Jeppiar Nagar, OMR, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Natl Med J India. 2020 Mar-Apr;33(2):83-85. doi: 10.4103/0970-258X.310983.
. This study aimed to determine the oral health status and treatment needs of an elderly population residing in old-age homes in Tamil Nadu.
. We did a cross-sectional study among people 65 years and older, residing in affordable and non-affordable old-age homes in Tamil Nadu. A total of 600 elderly people (332 from private, self-financed and 268 charitable old-age homes) were clinically examined and assessed using the WHO basic oral health proforma, 2013. The data obtained were entered into Microsoft Excel 2013 computer program, and then exported to the data editor page of SPSS version 16 for statistical analysis.
. The mean decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) of the total study population were 22.21. On assessing the periodontal status, it was observed that only 36.9% of the elderly had healthy gingiva. Dental erosion (20.9%) was comparatively more prevalent than dental fluorosis (1.2%), dental trauma (3%) and oral mucosal lesions (11.7%) among the study population. The prevalence of denture wearers was 24.5%. On statistical analysis, the values for DMFT and denture status were significantly different (p<0.05) between those in private and charitable old-age homes.
. The overall oral health status of the elderly was poor. The requirements of oral healthcare needs are higher among the elderly living in charitable homes than those in private, self-financed homes.
本研究旨在了解泰米尔纳德邦养老院中老年人的口腔健康状况和治疗需求。
我们在泰米尔纳德邦的经济实惠型和非经济实惠型养老院中进行了一项横断面研究。共有 600 名 65 岁及以上的老年人（332 名来自私人、自筹资金和 268 名慈善养老院）接受了临床检查，并使用世卫组织基本口腔健康表格（2013 年）进行了评估。获得的数据输入到 Microsoft Excel 2013 计算机程序中，然后导出到 SPSS 版本 16 的数据编辑器页面进行统计分析。
总研究人群的平均龋齿、缺失和补牙数（DMFT）为 22.21。在评估牙周状况时，仅 36.9%的老年人有健康的牙龈。在研究人群中，牙齿侵蚀（20.9%）比氟斑牙（1.2%）、牙齿外伤（3%）和口腔黏膜病变（11.7%）更为普遍。戴假牙的比例为 24.5%。在统计学分析中，DMFT 和义齿状况的值在私人和慈善养老院之间存在显著差异（p<0.05）。
老年人的整体口腔健康状况较差。生活在慈善养老院的老年人对口腔保健的需求比生活在私人、自筹资金养老院的老年人更高。
