title: Analysis of socio-demographic and systemic health factors and the normative conditions of oral health care in a population of the Brazilian elderly.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the association of socio-demographic and systemic health factors according to the normative conditions of oral health care (dental caries, edentulism, periodontal disease and oral mucosal lesion) in elderly individuals.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was carried out in a group of elderly with access to community health care (n = 200). The normative conditions of oral health were then investigated according to the WHO and the SB Brazil criteria. Bivariate analyses were evaluated by the chi-square test and Fisher's exact test. An estimation of prevalence for the covariates was performed using Poisson's regression models.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of edentulism and oral mucosal lesions was detected in 58% and 21.5% of elderly patients, respectively. In the dentate subjects, the prevalence of dental caries and periodontal disease was 51.2% and 20.8%, respectively. Older men and individuals from lower-income groups exhibited a higher prevalence of dental caries. Elderly women, illiterate individuals, and individuals over the age of 65 years exhibited a higher prevalence of edentulism. Elderly 60-64 years old and those who are employed had a significant association with periodontal disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Socio-demographic factors were associated with some notable oral diseases in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Health Science Programme, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Brazil.
authors.forename: Danilo Cangussu
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: Fabiano de Oliveira
authors.initials: Fde O
authors.lastname: Poswar
authors.forename: Marcus Vinícius Macedo
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Desirée Sant'Ana
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Haikal
authors.forename: Marise Fagundes
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: da Silveira
authors.forename: Andréa Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Alfredo Maurício Batista
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: De Paula
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009909:Oral Health; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000453:epidemiology