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Condition of teeth and periodontal tissue in elderly home residents in Zagreb

The aim of investigation was to obtain data on type and number of missing teeth as well as distribution of remaining teeth. Periodontal condition, caries and oral hygiene were examined also , to evaluate biomechanical potential of remaining teeth as crown or bridge abutments. The group of 1826 elderly people in 10 nursing homes in the city of Zagreb.were examined in the period from 2005 to 2009 year.An oral examination was performed with a dental mirror and graduated periodontal probe in a custom upright chair with mobile dental lamp.DMFT index and CPI index were recorded in specially designed questionairs.Oral hygiene was estimated with Simplified Oral Hygiene Index OHI-S, based upon the amount of debris and calculus occurring on six representative tooth surfaces. In the following study of total 1826 examinees, 72% were women and 28% men , classified by the age group. According to the CPI procedure of registration of periodontal status because of the lack of a large number of teeth a large number of sextants was excluded. The rarest excluded sextants were S2 , S5 and S6, then S4, and the most excluded sextants were S1 and S3.DMFT index was on average higher in women than in men in the same age group except in the youngest group /65 – 70 years/. Overall DMFT index was about 24 teeth (23.88), in women about 24 (24.39) and in males around 23 (22.58). Oral hygiene status evaluated by OHI-S index indicated that 62% of examines showed unsatisfactory, 23% good and 15% very good oral hygiene. The study showed that most of the examinees lost their lateral teeth, expecially molars, with reduced chewing function.The oral hygiene was poor, 62 % of examinees showed unsatisfactory results.It can be concluded that stomatognatic system of most

teeth; periodontal tissue; elderly

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