Preventive dental service use and oral health-related quality of life in Brazilian older adults.
Gerodontology
; 41(1): 40-45, 2024 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Information on the use of preventive dental services and associated variables is needed to guide policy for the old adult population and consequently promote better oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the association between preventive dental service use and OHRQoL by older Brazilians. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This cross-sectional study was carried out using the baseline data of participants of the Brazilian Longitudinal Stud of Aging (ELSEI-Brazil) who were aged 60 years or more. Associations with the use of preventive dental services were carried out using Poisson regression models with robust variance, adjusting for confounders.RESULTS:
The final sample consisted of 5432 older adults. Almost all (90.7%) participants reported not having sought preventive dental services in the last year. Individuals who used dental services for prevention had fewer impacts on their OHRQoL (RR 0.74; [95% CI 0.57-0.97]).CONCLUSION:
Preventive dental service use is associated with a better OHRQoL in older Brazilians. Policies to improve access to preventive dental services may result in improved OHRQoL in this age group.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Assistência Odontológica
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População da América do Sul
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gerodontology
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil