Necessidade de prótese em idosos: breve revisão da literatura odontológica brasileira

Abstract

This study is a brief review of Brazilian literature about the need for prosthesis in the elderly and on considerations about the oral conditions of elderly. Were listed epidemiological 5 studies presented in national publications indexed in LILACS and BBO on dental health, periodontal condition, emphasizing the use and need of dental prosthesis as a means of quality of life and health of the elderly population. The mean DMFT was found to be high ranging from 28.9 to 32. The P component occupied 76.1% to 97.3% of the DMFT. The tooth loss is a serious problem in the country overloading dental services with a high demand for prosthetic rehabilitation. This prosthetic rehabilitation is not always well accepted by the user, since the lower dentures are much less used because of the difficulty of adaptation. The periodontal condition was prevalent dental calculus and pockets from 0 to 3 mm. Despite the precariousness of their oral health status and the great need for oral rehabilitation by this level of population, the elderly have a positive view of their oral health. The dental visits are linked to pain or need prosthetics. The authors classified the public services as the main culprit for the high percentage of elderly edentulous injurers because of practices that focus on a curative model. The need for public policies to improve the oral health of the elderly population has been declared in most of the articles reviewed.