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KMID : 0362520120140020073
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Journal of The Korean Academy of Dental Hygiene
2012 Volume.14 No. 2 p.73 ~ p.84
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According to Oral Symptoms and Oral Healthcare of the Elderly in Nursing Home
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Kim Soon-Duck
Choi Mi-Suk
Gwon Jin-Mi
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Abstract
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This research is to figure out the actual condition of the oral health of the subjects in a nursing home through oral health recognition and oral healthcare. A survey is conducted through a personal interview of 179 individuals whom are eligible to have subjective judgement among 15 nursing homes. Based on the research, if seeking to promote the oral health of the subjects in the nursing home, the plans are as follows. 1. Whether systemic health is not healthy to the unhealthy and ago 52.8% were common to feel a response Alzheimer disease, muscles skeletal disorders in 55.9% of cases showed the most. The mouth, dry mouth symptoms, 64.0% answered that the participants appeared to feel discomfort on chewing the respondents was 68.0%, respectively. 2. 51.0% users in the state dental crown, bridge users 55.9%, 63.7% and prosthetic dentures users (crown and bridge) are satisfied with only 46.7% were satisfied. Crowns, bridges, dentures all the period of 7 years to 12 years were used by 63.7% were using dentures. 3. For oral pain ‘No’ to the number of subjects that responded were common authoring dry mouth discomfort on whether or not 64.0%, to 68.0%, respectively. 4. One day when more than three times the number of strokes or if you have bleeding gums, 38.8%, 59.5% were not. All of wiping clean the tongue, if that’s 33.8% and 61.7% have a bad breath halitosis was not. If you do not clean the tongue and bad breath that 61.2% showed that there was 38.3%. 5. Does not remove tartar and 82.5% of the subjects had a dry mouth feel. Depending on whether you want to remove tartar and gum bleeding, mouth pain, dry mouth, feeling the destination is not in the ratio was higher. 6. Bleeding gums, depending on whether the 60 nursing homes showed a 53.8% depending on length of stay less than one year was 40.0%. Oral symptoms according to the general characteristics of the 0~10 age care facility residents is higher the shorter term. Oral health, closely connected with the health of the whole body, can be maintained, and promoted by oral health education. There must be a consideration to need a developmental plan for elders like oral health education, oral health care programs. For the economic reasons and inconvenience, elders have a hard time visiting the dentist so the government should plan for free denture distribution and insurance for artificial teeth and this plan should be implemented soon. Preparing active and realistic oral health education is necessary to promote oral health and oral care and dental treatment systems to reduce the economic burden on elders. Therefore, our country and government should prepare a social security system for oral health and oral care.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly in nursing homes, Oral symptoms, Oral Healthcare
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