Oral health status of the institutionalized elderly in Mangalore, India.

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dc.contributor.authorRao, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorSequeira, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorPeter, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorRajeev, Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T07:40:55Z
dc.date.available2009-05-28T07:40:55Z
dc.date.issued1999-04-24en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was carried out among 287 institutionalized elderly aged 60 years and above residing in Mangalore. The oral health status was assessed using the modified Oral Health Assessment Form. The most frequently observed periodontal condition was shallow pockets seen in 32.29% of the dentate subjects. None of the subjects were found to have a completely healthy periodontium. The dental caries prevalence was found to be 77.6%. The mean DFT of the dentate subjects was 3.64 with the mean DT and FT being 3.58 and 0.06 respectively. The mean DFT was found to increase with advancing age. Findings also suggest that edentulousness is directly proportional to the period of stay in the old age home and inversely proportional to the mobility of the individual.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Community Dentistry, College of Dental Surgery, Mangalore, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRao A, Sequeira P, Peter S, Rajeev A. Oral health status of the institutionalized elderly in Mangalore, India. Indian Journal of Dental Research. 1999 Apr-Jun; 10(2): 55-61en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/51512
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijdr.inen_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshDMF Indexen_US
dc.subject.meshDental Care for Aged --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshDental Caries --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshGeriatric Assessmenten_US
dc.subject.meshHomes for the Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshMouth, Edentulous --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPeriodontal Diseases --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPeriodontal Indexen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.titleOral health status of the institutionalized elderly in Mangalore, India.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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