Nursing - home patients in Orebro. Oral status and aspects of dental care.
An epidemiological study of oral status in two nursing-homes in Orebro was performed. Totally 352 patients were examined. In one of the nursing-home stomatitis occurred more frequent among younger than older denture wearers greater than 75 years old (P less than 0.05). In the other home there was a correlation between denture hygiene and stomatitis (P less than 0,01). The estimated need of treatment from different types of dental personal was calculated for one of the homes. 17.6% of the patients needed treatment by a dentist. For the other patients the dentist was only necessary for planning and leading treatment performed by other nursing personal.
D000368:Aged; D003729:Dental Care; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009909:Oral Health; D013548:Sweden