Dental caries experience among the elderly population in South East local government area in Ibadan, Nigeria.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the caries experience of the elderly people in South East Local Government Area (S.E.L.G.A) in Ibadan.


METHODS
A randomly selected sample of 690 elderly people from 23 wards in S.E.L.G.A were examined by two trained and calibrated examiners according to WHO criteria.


RESULTS
Majority of them (85.5%) had no caries experience. Their mean DMFT was 0.46. More teeth in the mandible (160) than the maxilla were affected by caries or treated for caries. Their MNI was 25.5% and RI was 21%.


CONCLUSIONS
The elderly in S.E.L.G.A have low caries experience and very high-unmet dental health needs.
Taiwo
J O
JO
Dept of preventive dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Onyeaso
C O
CO
Kolude
B O
BO
Ibiyemi
O
O
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000453:epidemiology; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000453:epidemiology