Dental loss in the elderly population in a private corporation Medellin, 2018
Introduction: The lack of physical and mental functionality in the elderly population, triggers serious periodontal problems, cavities, and lesions in the oral mucosa. These are all pathologies that promote loss of clinical attachment level, tooth mobility, and finally tooth loss.
Materials and methods: Cross-sectional analytical study of non-experimental design with a sample of 119 older adults living in a nursing home, selected through random systematic probabilistic sampling.
Results: Predominantly ages 67-76, 67.2% (80) were single and 40.3% (48) had an incomplete elementary school education. The main reason for joining a nursing home was because of its extreme vulnerability 75.6% (90). The 51.3% (61) of the older adults were totally edentulous and 48.7% (58) were partially edentulous with a higher prevalence in men. Losing between 13 and 24 teeth is a risk factor for having Kennedy class I in the upper arch (14,700 IC 3551-60,856) and lower arch (8,850 IC1378-5682).
Conclusions: The data, in this study, were easily comparable with other authors regarding tooth loss. However, it is difficult to find studies focused on sociodemographic variables associated with edentulism, knowledge, and self-care practices for remaining teeth in the elderly population. It is necessary to improve the preventive activities not only for older adults but also throughout the life cycle.
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