Oral Health Impact Profile
Need and use of dental prostheses among Northeast Brazilian independent-living elderly
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16828505 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michelle Almeida Silva (0000-0002-8837-6699, Universidade Federal da Paraíba), André Ulisses Dantas Batista (0000-0003-1593-0174, Universidade Federal da Paraíba), Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães Abreu (0000-0001-8794-5725, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Franklin Dellano Soares Forte (0000-0003-4237-0184, Universidade Federal da Paraíba) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 4305-4312 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ciência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/1413-812320182411.32472017 |
| PMID | 31664402 |
| OpenAlex | W2982364259 |
| SciELO | S1413-81232019001104305 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
This study aimed to explore the association between use and need of dental prostheses to the quality of life in elderly individuals in a Referral Center for Elderly Care in the northeastern of Brazil. A cross-sectional study was developed with 199 elderlies of both sexes. Data were collected from clinical examinations (WHO criteria) and a questionnaire regarding socioeconomic status, Oral Health Impact Profile index (OHIP-14) by a single calibrated examiner with Kappa = 0.91. Data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney test, Poisson regression (p
Cross-sectional study · Dental prosthesis · Environmental health · Family medicine · Mann–Whitney U test · Oral health · Poisson regression · Population · Referral · Socioeconomic status · Demography · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dental Research and COVID-19 · Dentistry · Medicine · Nursing · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research · Gerontology · Internal Medicine · Surgery
| Highly cited | No |
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