Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of a Homebound Elderly Population Sample in Chiba-City. Interview and Oral Examination.:Interview and Oral Examination

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• This study was performed as the preliminary investigation for the dental care service center for homebound elderly in Chiba-city which is planned to start in 1993.<BR>General care and oral health status of the selected homebound eldery (n=50, aged 54-93, mean age=78.5, 66% female) living in Chiba-city were assesed, The subjects were selected from the elderly receiving home services from a public health center.<BR>Interviews and oral examinations were performed by a team consisting of a dentist, a health nurse and a dental hygienist.<BR>Data analysis was performed using the statistical package SAS.<BR>Major medical problems for the homebound were cerebral hemorrhage (30%) and cerebral embolus (18%).<BR>Most of subjects (67%) had not received dental care for more than five years.<BR>The Major oral problem was difficulty in Chewing, and 52% of denturers were bound to be needing adjustment or replacement.<BR>The Subjects had a mean of 6.9 teeth/person with 42% edentulous.<BR>While over 40% of the participants wanted dental treatment, 32% of subjects who did not want treatment reported lack of assistance and/or transportation for the dental visit as their reason.<BR>According to the oral examination 79% of subjects needing treatment were indicated to receive dental treatment withot adimission.<BR>These findings indicate that dental care service center and organized transportation systems are essential for the dental treatment of the homebound elderly.

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