Petrovski, Mihajlo and Ivanovski, Kiro and Minovska, Ana and Terzieva, Olivera (2016) Root caries among institutionalized elderly. In: 21st Congress of BaSS, 12-15 May 2016, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Abstract
Background-cervical caries or root caries is one of the most common types of caries among the
elderly, especially among the institutionalized elderly. Due process of apical migration of epithelial attachment and present gingival recession, primary site of this type of caries occurrence
is cervical region. Goal- to determine the prevalence of cervical caries among institutionalized
elderly. Material and method- this research was conducted in the "Mother Teresa" department,
within the PHI Gerontology Institute "XIII- th of November" Skopje. All of the institutionalized
persons (total number - 73 subjects) older than 65 years were examined. Clinical examination was
performed and the prevalence of root caries among respondents was determined. Results- The
research indicates that the examined institutionalized people older than 65 years in which there
were natural teeth, prevalence of root caries was 54.05%. The average number of root caries
defects was 1,16 ± 1,4. Among the overall examined population the presence of root caries of
teeth was 26.03%. Root caries is more common in the lower jaw (the frontal teeth mostly -
34.14%) than on the upper jaw. According to the processed data in this examination tooth which
is usually encompassed from root caries is left lower canine. In only one patient (1.74% of the)
was observed definitive restoration of the root caries. Conclusion- institutionalized elderly
showed a high prevalence of root caries, with only a low number of carious lesions which are
repaired with definitive filling.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Other) |
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| Subjects: | Medical and Health Sciences > Basic medicine Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine Medical and Health Sciences > Other medical sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medical Science |
| Depositing User: | Ana Minovska |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Dec 2016 11:21 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Dec 2016 11:21 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/16906 |
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