@article {715,
	title = {Oral health status in elders from South Brazil: a population-based study},
	journal = {Gerodontology},
	volume = {29},
	number = {3},
	year = {2012},
	note = {<p>Gaio, Eduardo JHaas, Alex NCarrard, Vinicius COppermann, Rui VAlbandar, JasimSusin, CristianoengResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}tEngland2012/04/11 06:00Gerodontology. 2012 Sep;29(3):214-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2011.00617.x. Epub 2012 Apr 9.</p>
},
	month = {Sep},
	pages = {214-23},
	abstract = {<p>OBJECTIVE: To assess the oral health status of community-dwelling adults aged 60 years and older from southern Brazil and to determine demographics, socioeconomic, behavioural and dental risk indicators. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study used a multistage, probability sampling method to draw a representative sample of the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, Brazil. A subsample of 217 subjects was included in this analysis. Oral mucosal lesions, dental caries, tooth loss and periodontal status (full-mouth, six sites per tooth exam) were assessed by calibrated examiners. RESULTS: Prevalence of edentulism was 39.5\%, and mean tooth loss was 20.2 (SE = 0.6). Older individuals [Odds Ratio (OR) = 2.2], women (OR = 2.3), white people (OR = 5.9), individuals of lower socioeconomic status (OR = 5.6) and smokers (OR = 3.5) had higher likelihood of being edentulous. Approximately 36\% of dentate individuals had caries and/or restoration affecting, in average, 5.0 teeth. Periodontitis affected 79\% of subjects, and it was associated with older age (OR = 4.0), men (OR = 3.4) and large amounts of supragingival plaque (OR = 3.0). CONCLUSION: Poor oral health was observed in this elderly population from South Brazil. Sociodemographic disparities accounted for most of the burden of disease and treatment needs.</p>
},
	keywords = {Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brazil/epidemiology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dental Caries/*epidemiology, Female, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Mouth, Edentulous/*epidemiology, Oral Health/*statistics \& numerical data, Periodontitis/*epidemiology, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Tooth Loss/*epidemiology},
	isbn = {1741-2358 (Electronic)0734-0664 (Linking)},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22486627},
	author = {Gaio, E. J. and Haas, A. N. and Carrard, V. C. and Oppermann, R. V. and Albandar, J. and Susin, C.}
}
