Influência da condição de saúde bucal na qualidade de vida dos indivíduos

Abstract

The oral health is a factor of major impact on their quality of life of individuals. Dental caries and periodontal diseases represent the most prevalent diseases in the Brazilian population and a major cause of tooth loss, a result that provides more impact on quality of life of individuals in all sizes, whether physical, functional, nutritional and psychosocial even. Investigating the determinants of oral health, we find in the literature a range of work that demonstrates the strong influence of social, economic and cultural rights in the unequal distribution of oral health problems in the population, with prevalence of oral diseases in the less favored. The context within which they are individuals proved to be a major modulator of the habits and lifestyles, as well as the perception and care of people with their oral health. And so it came to be considered an important tool for discussion in public health policies. With respect to changes in dentistry in recent decades, prevention has been highlighted and the individual came to have more access to public oral health promotion, prevention of injuries, restoration of oral health and rehabilitation through the incorporation of health teams Oral Health Strategy in the Family. Such actions may contribute to reducing inequalities in access to oral health services and practices more radical, as well as possible improvements in the oral health of individuals, and thus can contribute to improving their quality of life population.