title: Frequency of edentulism and identification marking of removable dentures in long-term care units.
abstract: There were two aims of this study. First, the frequency of edentulism and denture wearers among 464 residents in long-term units in Göteborg, Sweden, was evaluated. Second, the dentures were examined to determine whether they were marked correctly for identification. Of the subjects, 46% were edentulous in both jaws, and 13% in one jaw. Among complete denture wearers, 47% of the patients had at least one identification-marked denture. Removable partial dentures, worn by 26 subjects, were marked to a lesser extent (32%). Since there are many edentulous people among the elderly in most parts of the world we suggest that removable dentures are marked with the patient's name or identification number.
authors.affiliation: Community Dental Health, Angelholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bengtsson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Olsson
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: René
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Carlsson
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dahlbom
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Borrman
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003821:Denture Identification Marking / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000453:epidemiology; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009735:Nursing Homes; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology