Inquérito de necessidade de prótese total na população urbana coberta pelos PSFs de Visconde do Rio Brabo - MG

Abstract

The aged population if has become more important with the changes in the age distribution and the increase of the life expectancy that comes occurring in many countries. Of this form, the present work objectified to know the conditions of buccal health, as well as the use and the necessity of total prosthesis and the "status" of the same ones, the population of 50 years or more of the urban zone of the city of Visconde of the Rio Branco, aiming at to plan the actions in the city. The sample consisted of 1899 individuals, of both the sexes. The results had demonstrated that 58.13% of the examined ones used total prosthesis. However in 34,08% of these individuals the prosthesis were not in good conditions of use. Two hundred and ten people who did not have dental elements in both the arches, did not use none prótese total. The biggest cause of loss of teeth was the dental caries.