Oral health conditions of the elderly in Ancona: a population-based study.

CONCLUSION: The most important data from this study are the following: 1) the majority of elderly patients is hypertensive; 2) the majority of elderly patients take up to 3 drugs/day; 3) the majority of elderly patients has insufficient oral hygiene; 4) the majority of elderly patients do not have removable dentures but fixed dentures. Therefore, it is important to preserve and take care of the teeth of the older people, especially of the autonomous and self-sufficient elderly patients. Further visits are therefore necessary in order to make a complete epidemiological study in Ancona. PMID: 26094897 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Minerva Stomatologica - Category: Dentistry Tags: Minerva Stomatol Source Type: research