title: Oral health status and treatment need among institutionalized elderly in India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the oral health status and treatment needs among elderly people aged 60 years and above residing as inmates in the old age homes of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was performed to determine the oral health status and treatment needs among elderly people.
  
  
  METHODS
  In order to assess the oral health status and treatment needs, the clinical assessment of oral mucosa, community periodontal index, loss of attachment, dentition status and treatment need, prosthetic status and prosthetic need was recorded based on a modified World Health Organization 1997 proforma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multi-group analysis was done using analysis of variance. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 812 inmates, 431 (64.0%) of the study participants had oral mucosal lesions. In terms of periodontal status, all sextants were excluded (Code "X") in 324 (39.9%) subjects. Out of dentate population, a majority of the inmates (219; 27.0%) presented with deep pockets (Code "4") followed by shallow pockets (Code "3"--183; 22.5%). The majority of the subjects had no prosthesis in the upper arch (85.0%) and lower arch (86.6%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study demonstrated poor oral health among institutionalized elderly inmates. Oral mucosal lesions were found to be higher and periodontal status was also poor amongst the study population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: S Sabiha
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shaheen
authors.forename: Suhas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: Dolar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Doshi
authors.forename: Srikanth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Padma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007326:Institutionalization; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health