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Oral Health of Elderly People in Institutionalized Care and Three-Month Rehabilitation Programme in Southern Poland: A Case-Control Study

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  • Piotr Michalak

    (Department of Conservative Dentistry with Endodontics, Institute of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31008 Krakow, Poland)

  • Paulina Polak-Szlósarczyk

    (Department of Conservative Dentistry with Endodontics, Institute of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31008 Krakow, Poland)

  • Wioletta Dyduch-Dudek

    (Department of Conservative Dentistry with Endodontics, Institute of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31008 Krakow, Poland)

  • Elżbieta Zarzecka-Francica

    (Department of Prosthetics, Institute of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31008 Krakow, Poland)

  • Maria Styrna

    (Municipal Health Centre for Older and Dependent Individuals, 30663 Krakow, Poland)

  • Łukasz Czekaj

    (Department of Conservative Dentistry with Endodontics, Institute of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31008 Krakow, Poland)

  • Joanna Zarzecka

    (Department of Conservative Dentistry with Endodontics, Institute of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31008 Krakow, Poland)

Abstract

Demographic ageing is a global growing process and the quality of ageing is an important parameter in this process. The aim of the study was to analyse the distribution of remaining dentition in relation to oral hygiene indicators among elderly people remaining in institutional care and those who participated in a 3-month rehabilitation program, aimed at increasing time of independent functioning, in southern Poland. The patients underwent a questionnaire and clinical examination. An analysis of missing teeth was performed, plaque index, and gingival index were measured. Residents of the Municipal Health Centre for Older and Dependent People ( n = 50) had a higher incidence of missing teeth in the maxilla (88.4%), mandible (77.6%), as well as in the maxilla and mandible combined (83%) than residents of the Daily Medical Care House ( n = 30). The distribution of the remaining teeth, in both groups, corresponds to the outlets of the large salivary glands. The group of 53.8% of patients with dry mouth had PI scored 3. Residents with dry mouth were more likely to have plaque deposits and gingival inflammation. It is necessary to develop and implement an oral care program for patients with reduced saliva secretion, with a particular focus on dependents.

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  • Piotr Michalak & Paulina Polak-Szlósarczyk & Wioletta Dyduch-Dudek & Elżbieta Zarzecka-Francica & Maria Styrna & Łukasz Czekaj & Joanna Zarzecka, 2022. "Oral Health of Elderly People in Institutionalized Care and Three-Month Rehabilitation Programme in Southern Poland: A Case-Control Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:9:p:4994-:d:797800
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    1. Piotr Michalak & Paulina Polak-Szlósarczyk & Wioletta Dyduch-Dudek & Barbara Kęsek & Elżbieta Zarzecka-Francica & Maria Styrna & Łukasz Czekaj & Joanna Zarzecka, 2022. "Oral and Mucosal Complaints among Institutionalized Care Seniors in Malopolska Voivodeship—The Utility of the Mirror Sliding Test in an Assessment of Dry Mouth," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-15, October.

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