Perfil e condições de saúde bucal de idosos institucionalizados na cidade de Patos - PB.

Abstract

Profile and oral health conditions of institutionalized elderly in the city of Patos - PB. An accelerated aging process is observed in the Brazilian population, bringing challenges to managers and researchers in public health. The elderly may present various physical and / or psychic limitations and oral complications, which may worsen when dealing with institutionalized elderly. Objectives: to evaluate the profile and the oral health condition (oral hygiene, oral mucosa, use and need of dental prostheses) of the institutionalized elderly in the city of Patos – PB. Material and method: a cross-sectional epidemiological study, developed with 32 elderly people from two long-term institutions, the instrument used was the World Health Organization Oral Health Assessment Form (1999), with some changes proposed by Haikal (2004), adding the specific form of the CPO-D index. A clinical examination was performed on the elderly in the institutions themselves, and had access to his medical records. Results: the age of the elderly varied from 60 to 101 years, avarage of 77.5 years. 65.6% were female, 37.5% had locomotion problem, 59.4% were independent in daily activities, 53.1% without family cohabitation, 59.4% were single, 21.9% smoked, antihypertensive drugs were the most cited (21.9%); CPOD of 31.73 and 84.4% of the lost component, 37.5% had alterations in the oral mucosa, 71.9% did not use any prosthesis and 50% had insufficient oral hygiene. Conclusion: There was a high need for oral health care of institutionalized elderly. In order to improve the quality of life of the elderly, it is necessary that the public and / or private spheres carry out health promotion and recovery measures (general and oral), as well as popular participation, which is fundamental to this process.