Oral and dental health status of elderly in south and west Jakarta,Indonesia

Objective:To know elderly oral and dental health status.Methods:The population(n=202)was elderly from Government Health Center in South and West Jakarta.Oral and dental health examination based on oral hygiene index simplified(OHI-S),decay,missing,filling teeth(DMFT)index,the presence of periodontal and oral mucous lesions,mastication function that was considered by anamnesis,mobility and number lost of maxillary teeth,and occlusion contact.Results:Most respondents had caries lesions(84%),denture prosthesis needs(97%),periodontal lesions(79%),mastication dysfunction(51%),sublingual varicosities(52%),and a small number of oral mucous denture related lesions.Conclusion:Many cases needed promotion,curative,and rehabilitative treatments;therefore it was suggested to encourage oral and dental health care education as a part of general health care promotion to increase the quality of elderly health care service with the considerations of social and economy aspects.

Objective：To know elderly oral and dental health status. Methods： The population （n = 202 ） was elderly from Government Health Center in South and West Jakarta. Oral and dental health examination based on oral hygiene index simplified （OHI-S）, decay, missing, filling teeth （DMFT） index, the presence of periodontal and oral mucous lesions, mastication function that was considered by anamnesis, mobility and number lost of maxillary teeth, and occlusion contact. Results： Most respondents had caries lesions （84%）, denture prosthesis needs （97%）, periodontal lesions （79%）, mastication dysfunction （51%）, sublingual varieosities （52%） , and a small number of oral mucous denture related lesions. Conclusion： Many cases needed promotion, curative, and rehabilitative treatments; therefore it was suggested to encourage oral and dental health care education as a part of general health care promotion to increase the quality of elderly health care service with the considerations of social and economy aspects.