Tooth loss and GOHAI of the elderly populationin endowment institutionsof xi'an
WANG Xu
XU Xiao-qiao
WU Hao
WANG Li-yuan
LI Na
HUANG Rui-zhe
TIAN Jian-gang
Abstract：Objective:To investigate the anodontia and prosthodontics condition of elderly people in xi'an,and explore the oral health-related quality of life.Methods:The elderly aged more than 65 years in endowment institutions ofxi'an was selected to do oral examination according to the Third National Oral Health Investigation Criteria and Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index was applied to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life.SPSS 18.0 software package was used for statistical analysis.Results:12.50％ of the subjects in the survey with complete dentition,20.29％ of the subjects in the survey were edentulous,the mean tooth loss was 11.42.Mean GOHAI score of the sample was 49.46,the score about physiological function is 15.20,pain and discomfort is 12.69,and psychological and social function is 21.58.When to analyse negative effects of each item,the item "biting or chewing difficulties" is the most common problem,about 46.20％ of the elderly experienced the trouble.The GOHAI score of complete dentition,dentition defect and edentulism is reduced in turn.Conclusion:The elderly in endowment institutions has a high tooth loss rate and the rate of prosthetic restorations is low,oral health-related quality of life and oral health are relatively poor,whether the dentitions is complete is an important factor that affect oral health-related quality of life.
Keywords：endowment institutionsthe elderlytooth lossgeriatric oral health assessment Index(GOHAI)
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 107-110 )