ORAL HEALTH DURING OLD AGE: PERCEPTIONS OF THE ELDERLY IN CAMPINA GRANDE-PB

Authors

  • MILENA NUNES ALVES DE SOUSA
  • ANDRÉ LUIZ DANTAS BEZERRA
  • ELISÂNGELA VILAR DE ASSIS
  • JOSÉ NORMANDO CARTAXO LOPES
  • CAROLINA BEZERRA CAVALCANTI NÓBREGA

Keywords:

Envelhecimento, Saúde bucal, Percepção.

Abstract

Objective: interpret the perceptions of the senile in a group of elderly people Campina Grande-PB on oral health. Methodology: exploratory-descriptive cross-sectional outline with a quantitative approach, developed with 80 subjects, applying a validated form and considering all the ethical aspects of research involving human beings. Results: showed that the higher proportion of elderly people perceived as excellent or good (68.7 %) oral healthcare, even all (100%) already having dental losses and 85% using dental prosthesis. Conclusion: the senile perceive their oral health in a unique way, because even with the high degree of dental loss and use of dental prostheses, there is satisfactoriness regarding their general perceptions.

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TRABALHOS PUBLICADOS

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ORAL HEALTH DURING OLD AGE: PERCEPTIONS OF THE ELDERLY IN CAMPINA GRANDE-PB. (2013). Fiep Bulletin - Online, 83(2). https://ojs.fiepbulletin.net/fiepbulletin/article/view/2801