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A preliminary assessment of the periodontal status of elderly pensioners in Benin City, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Okeigbemen Sunny A.,
Jeboda Sonny O.,
Umweni Alice A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
gerodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1741-2358
pISSN - 0734-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2011.00466.x
Subject(s) - medicine , oral hygiene , attendance , dentistry , tooth brushing , benin city , gingival and periodontal pocket , calculus (dental) , bleeding on probing , periodontal disease , family medicine , teaching hospital , toothbrush , brush , engineering , electrical engineering , economics , economic growth
doi: 10.1111/j.1741‐2358.2011.00466.x A preliminary assessment of the periodontal status of elderly pensioners in Benin City, Nigeria Aim: This study was to assess the periodontal status of pensioners in Benin City and obtain baseline data. Materials and methods: The cross‐sectional descriptive study involved 250 subjects selected by systematic random sampling from three clusters of general, university and teaching hospital pensioners examined using the Community Periodontal Index index in four locations within Benin City. Results: The percentages of the dentate subjects with healthy gingiva, bleeding on probing, calculus, shallow pockets and deep pockets were 2.4, 5.2, 46.8, 38.8 and 6.8%, respectively. Only 2% needed no periodontal treatment; those requiring oral hygiene instructions, scaling and polishing and complex treatment were 52, 39 and 7%, respectively. There were no significant differences in the periodontal status of the pensioners by gender, age or tooth brushing habits. Conclusion: The presence of calculus accounted for the most prevalent periodontal condition among the elderly pensioners followed by shallow periodontal pocketing apparently owing to poor dental attendance or lack of access to care. A comprehensive pensioner’s oral health programme is recommended.