Year : 2020

Volume : Volume 11

Issue : Issue 2s

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Shashank Saurabh Sinha.
shashanksinha3@rediffmail.com

Abstract

Background:  Few research on the oral health of edentulous geriatric psychiatric patients have been performed. Tooth loss, caries, poor oral hygiene, periodontal disease, the need for extractions, and increased prosthetic needs were all found to be more common in these studies. Oral signs may be the first or only sign of a psychiatric issue. This study investigated the oral health status of edentulous geriatric patients with psychiatric diseases in North Indian Population Materials and methods: An oral examination documented the condition of oral tissues and current dentures, and a formal interview recorded socio demographic and dental data. A hospital practitioner reviewed the patients' medical history. Results: A total of 111 patients, with an average age of 73, took part in the study. Nearly half of them were diagnosed with schizophrenia. Just 38.6% of those who were totally edentulous used dentures, despite the fact that 40% were completely edentulous. The dentate had an average of 12.9 teeth, with 50.7 percent having at least one decayed tooth, 44.8 percent requiring at least one extraction, and just 26.7 percent having teeth that had been filled. In 83.6 percent of the patients, dental hygiene was bad. More than 60% of the dentures is defective. Multiple regression studies revealed that the use of atypical antipsychotics was linked to fewer carious teeth, and that increasing age and dementia were linked to fewer remaining teeth. Conclusion: The geriatric psychiatric patients' oral health was in bad shape. Dental treatment should be more accessible, and health-care workers should be qualified to recognise oral problems.

Keywords: Oral health, psychiatric patients, geriatric, edentulous.