Autopercepção e impactos em saúde bucal do edentulismo na população adulta e idosa do município de caruaru
International Journal of Development Research
Autopercepção e impactos em saúde bucal do edentulismo na população adulta e idosa do município de caruaru
Received 09th February, 2020; Received in revised form 17th March, 2020; Accepted 29th April, 2020; Published online 30th May, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Maurício da Rocha Costa et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The study aims to analyse elderly and adult edentulous patient profiles from Caruaru City, as well as the impacts and auto perception on oral health. It is a quantitative and cross-sectional study with an exploratory and analytical approach, developed at Local Basic Health Care Units. A convenience sampling (no random) was adopted, with adults and elderly recruited at clinical dental care. 749 patients were analyzed, seperated into adults (53,8%) and elderly (46,2%). Regarding the auto perception and impacts, 43% of the sample reported difficulty or pain when eating, 33,1% are embarrassed to talk or smile. Moreover, 54,7% considered using or replacing the denture. Public policies stimulus were not enough to mitigate the need for prosthetic rehabilitation in most municipalities. Furthermore, north and northern regions are under developed and show greater prosthetic need. On the other hand, the elderly show passive acceptance in regards of oral health degradation due to the belief of being part of natural aging process, but they understand the edentulism impacts and aggravations in functional, emotional and social aspects.
