Self‐rated oral health and associated factors in Brazilian elders

Abstract

Assessment and understanding of self-rated oral health should take into account social factors, subjective and clinical oral symptoms.

Autopercepção de saúde bucal em comunidades quilombolas no Rio Grande do Sul: um estudo transversal exploratório

“…In the Brazilian population, oral health conditions related to mastication are the most mentioned as a source of impact on performing daily activities 20 . The findings of strong relationship between appearance and self-reported oral health are consistent with other studies 21,[32][33][34][35] . This appreciation of physical appearance may happen because it is one of the most easily perceived features during social interactions, and it is suggested that the stereotype that "what is beautiful is good," meaning that a person with good looks is also seen as the owner of desirable social characteristics 36 .…”

“…Changing this perception over time is related to the onset and recovery of oral health diseases such as staining, cracking of restorations, and dental elements 41 . In terms of population, there are similar findings of the relationship between oral health self-perception and self-perception of oral appearance in Brazilian elderly 21,34 . This study has a recognized limitation: the absence of dental examination at the moment of data collection, which gives a lower strength to oral health data beyond the limitations inherent in the study of self-perceived health, a concept based on variable 25 and transient 25,42 , de forma transversal references, transversely.…”

“…Self-reported tooth loss was related to negative self-perception of oral health in the univariate analysis, in agreement with other studies that carried out clinical examination involving elderly populations 13 , as well as the adult population of Brazil 20 . After multivariate analysis, the number of teeth had no significant relationship with the outcome, also correlated with results of clinical studies involving elderly Brazilians 21 and, more specifically, Rio Grande do Sul dwellers 22 . The lack of association can be explained by the lack of data on the location of these teeth in the dental arch, since the presence of functional occlusal pairs is important in the construction of oral health self-perception 23 , or the perception of tooth loss as a solution to pain and as prevention for future problems and expenses with oral health 24 .…”

“…Chewing is an influential factor in the individual's quality of life 26 , and its low performance is related to decreased functional activities 27,28 , depressive symptoms, deficit in cognitive function 27 , food insufficiency 27,29 , and mortality in the elderly 30,31 . The association between dissatisfaction with masticatory performance and negative perception of oral health is often found in other populations 13,21 . In the Brazilian population, oral health conditions related to mastication are the most mentioned as a source of impact on performing daily activities 20 .…”

Behaviors and Management of the Dental Problems by the Residents of Madinah, Saudi Arabia

“…2 The way people handle dental problems can defers from one person to another due to many factors like work, fear, access to dental care and cost of treatment. 3 Most of the common dental problems patient's reports to dentists in the form of toothache are due to dental caries, gingivitis or periodontitis. The other problem is halitosis which gives the patients psychosocial trauma.…”