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The oral health of the elderly in Melbourne
Author(s) -
Bergman J. D.,
Wright F. A. C.,
Hammond R. H.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1991.tb00723.x
Subject(s) - oral health , medicine , dentistry
A survey of 303 subjects over the age of 60 years collected demographic and oral health status data for analysis. The majority of the sample (64.2 per cent) were edentulous. Over 90 per cent of the dentate subjects required scaling and the removal of plaque (CPITN score of TN2); however, just less than half of the sextants examined were excluded because they contained fewer than two functional teeth. About one‐third of the dentate subjects required no treatment for dental caries. Of those who required treatment, most needed only one restoration of any particular type. Total tooth loss was associated with gender, level of education, previous occupation, and birthplace. The need for complex periodontal treatment (TN3) was not high, nor was there a high prevalence of root or cervical dental caries.