Аssessment of gingival and periodontal health in institutionalized elderly

Veljanovski, Darko and Petrovski, Mihajlo and Papakoca, Kiro and Terzieva-Petrovska, Olivera and Mladenovski, Marko (2024) Аssessment of gingival and periodontal health in institutionalized elderly. In: European College of Gerodontology Annual Congress 2024, 6-7 June 2024, Belgrade, Serbia.

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Abstract

Introduction Changes in the periodontium become more evident with age. The most common form of periodontal disease in older adults is chronic periodontitis. Based on the fact that there is poor scientific data, we set the main goal - to assess the gingival and periodontal health in institutionalized elderly people.

Material and methods The research included a total of 75 subjects older than 65 years, institutionalized in long-term care facilities. Each of the subjects was assessed for the presence of dental plaque and calculus using the s-OHI index and the gingival and periodontal status was assessed using the Ramfjord index.

Results After the analysis of the received data, it was noted that the values related to the s-OHI index for dental plaque is 2.11± 0.72, while for tartar it is 1.98± 0.87 (the total value for OHI index in this research is 4.09±1.59). Based on the obtained value for the Ramfjord index (4.81+/-0.82) it can be noted that most of the subjects have moderately advanced periodontal disease.

Conclusion Based on the obtained data and subsequent analysis of the results, we can notice that there is a high percentage of institutionalized elderly with unsatisfactory oral hygiene and a high prevalence of periodontal disease (in most cases it is the moderate form of chronic periodontitis).

Keywords: chronic periodontitis, periodontal status, gingival status, gingivitis, institutionalized elderly

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Subjects:	Medical and Health Sciences > Other medical sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User:	Darko Veljanovski
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2024 11:15
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2024 11:15
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/34311

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