Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal
Main page Back issues Editorial board Information

March, 2012, Vol. 14, No. 1

CONTENTS

REVIEWS

The preservation of alveolar bone ridge during tooth extraction
Marius Kubilius, Ricardas Kubilius, Alvydas Gleiznys
3-11

Evidence based toothpaste classification, according to certain characteristics of their chemical composition
Ilze Maldupa, Anda Brinkmane, Inga Rendeniece, Anna Mihailova
12-22

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Quantity and quality analysis of dental prosthodontics among retirement age residents from nursing homes in different regions of Latvia and retirement age patients from dental clinic in Riga
Aldis Vidzis, Ingrida Cema, Anda Brinkmane, Ingrida Krasta, Kristine Broka
23-27

Occupational hazards and preventive practices among students and faculty at a private dental institution in India
Jyothi Tadakamadla, Santosh Kumar, Lingam Amara Swapna, Sudhakar Reddy
28-32

CLINICAL CASE REPORTS

Conservative treatment of ameloblastoma in child: A case report
Rafaela Scariot, Rafael Vilson da Silva, Wanderley da Silva Felix Jr, Delson Joao da Costa, Nelson Luis Barbosa Rebellato
33-36

© 2012 Stomatologija

Stomatologija 2012; 14 (1): 23-7 126 KB

Quantity and quality analysis of dental prosthodontics among retirement age residents from nursing homes in different regions of Latvia and retirement age patients from dental clinic in Riga

Aldis Vidzis, Ingrida Cema, Anda Brinkmane, Ingrida Krasta, Kristine Broka

Summary

Introduction. The quality of life is closely related with condition of oral health, influence of subjective factors on the whole human body and patients perception of their oral health. In spite of the fact that the most part of Latvian retirement age residents use low-quality dentures and assess them satisfactory, these patients often have problems associated with quality of dentures.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate oral health status, prosthodontics indicators and patients satisfaction with oral health among Latvian retirement age residents.

Patients and methods. There were examined 465 retirement age volunteers (170 men and 295 women), 116 of them in dental clinic Sandent (Riga, 24.9% – control group), 137 (29.5%) in nursing homes in Zemgale and 212 (45.6%) in nursing homes in Kurzeme (Zemgale and Kurzeme are districts of Latvia). There were assessed quantity of prosthodontics among patients with partial defects of dental arches, there were estimated quality of dentures and patients satisfaction with existing prosthodontics.

Results. Oral health indicators among Latvian retirement age population are better than the same indicators among elderly residents of nursing homes. Among nursing homes residents with partial edentulousness in most of cases in oral cavities remained only few residual teeth which needed treatment. Removable and fixed dental prostheses used by nursing homes residents do not meet denture’s quality criteria. Self-evaluation of dentures quality among retirement age rezidents of nursing homes is better and not correspond with existing dentures quality.

Conclusions. In Latvia the quantity of prosthodontics in respect of partial removable dentures among the retired who regulary visit a dentist does not significantly differ from European retirement age population’s dental prosthodontics quantity. Dental prosthodontics indicators of residents of nursing homes in Latvia are unsatisfactory (p<0.001). In retirement age population self-evaluation with quality of dentures is higher than actually existing.

Key words: oral health, nursing homes, denture satisfaction.

Received: 05 05 2011

Accepted for publishing: 18 03 2012


1Department of Prosthodontics, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia

2Department of Oral Pathology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia

3Department of Therapeutical Dentistry, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia

Aldis Vidzis1 – D.D.S., Dr. med., assoc. prof.

Ingrida Cema2 – D.D.S., Dr. hab. med, prof.

Anda Brinkmane3 – D.D.S., Dr. med., assoc. prof.

Ingrida Krasta3 – D.D.S., lecturer

Kristine Broka1 – PhD student

Address correspondence to Prof. Ingrida Cema, Department of Oral Pathology, Dzirciema str. 20, Riga, LV 1007, Latvia.

E-mail address: ingridac@latnet.lv