[Periodontal treatment needs in an elderly institutionalized Vizcaya population].
The aim of this study is guessing the needs of periodontal treatment of the population of elderly, residents in Publics Institutions and Private ones in the province of Vizcaya. A total of 565 patients have been explored, using the Community Periodontal Index of Needs of Treatment (CPITN). After the evaluation of the obtained data, we observe that the 91.70% needs a kind of periodontal treatment, 62.64% need basic treatment, at least in one sextant. 13.58% need an advanced periodontal treatment. The severity of the Periodontal Disease increase in proportion to the age and it's bigger in men. 53.10% of the total of the sample were edentate.
Caballero Garcia
J
J
Rodriguez Baciero
G
G
Martinez Garcia
M A
MA
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016321:Dental Care for Aged; D005260:Female; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
Necesidades de tratamiento periodontal en la población de la tercera edad institucionalizada de Vizcaya.