Abstract
Introduction: The Brazilian population has undergone demographic changes over the years. This increase in life expectancy has resulted in the growth of the country's elderly population, necessitating giving people a aging with quality of life. Objective: to report the oral health conditions of the Brazilian elderly, emphasizing the quality of life of the elderly, as well as the knowledge of the caregivers regarding the hygiene and maintenance of the oral health of this population. Material and method: This is a bibliographic study, covering the search for articles published in the last two years in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) about "Oral Health Conditions of the Elderly in Brazil". The following descriptors were used: "dentistry", "elderly" and "oral health". In the screening of articles, using the inclusion criteria, nineteen articles were studied, of which six articles published in 2014, nine articles published in 2015 and four articles published in 2019. Conclusion: One can conclude with this work that there is a need for dental treatment aimed at this population, due to the pathologies from aging itself. Key Words: Geriatric Dentistry; Oral Health; Oral hygiene
Highlights
The Brazilian population has undergone demographic changes over the years
One can conclude with this work that there is a need for dental treatment aimed at this population, due to the pathologies from aging itself
This life expectancy contributes to the emergence of diseases typical of old age, with involvement of the stomatognathic, and, there is a greater need dental treatment aimed at this population [2]
Summary
The Brazilian population has undergone demographic changes over the years This increase in life expectancy has resulted in the growth of the country's elderly population, necessitating giving people a aging with quality of life. Material and method: This is a bibliographical study, covering the search for articles published in the last two years in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) on "Health conditions mouth of the elderly in Brazil ". Since the end of the 20th century Brazil has been by a demographic change with a sharp increase of the population over 60 years old [1] This life expectancy contributes to the emergence of diseases typical of old age, with involvement of the stomatognathic, and, there is a greater need dental treatment aimed at this population [2]. Such presented by changes in the oral cavity, such as caries, periodontal disease, edentulism, reduction of the salivary flow and the accumulation of dental biofilm [4]
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