Knowledge Survey On The Perspective Of Dental Clinic About Oral Lesions And Dental Health In Geriatric Patients Residing In Old Age Homes At Saudi Arabia 2022

Abstract

Background:

The elders often have a number of oral and dental diseases but their subjective need for treatment is reported to be small especially the ones who spend the rest of their time at the old age home. There may be several reasons for this including financial ones but it may also relate to the observation that the pain threshold rises with ageing and the sensation of pain are an alarm. The amount of importance given to systemic health is far more than oral health. Oral health is neglected partly because care-dependent elders need care for their daily activities such as food intake, drug intake, getting dressed, bathing, general healthcare and physiotherapy. As a result, less time is reserved for activities that are commonly considered as less important by elders including oral care. Oral frailty, as defined by the Saudi Arabia  Dental Association, is[1] a series of phenomena and processes characterized by vulnerability of oral health status due to age-related changes in different oral health conditions (number of teeth, oral hygiene, and oral functions). Oral frailty provides a warning to avoid the following negative repercussions. neglecting slight declines in oral function. Aim of the study: To analyses the knowledge about oral lesions, the symptoms of such lesions and their attitude towards the treatment of these problems faced by institutionalized geriatric individuals at Saudi Arabia 2022. Method: cross sectional study conducted at geriatric Patients Residing in Old Age Homes  at Saudi Arabian Sample population consists of Saudi out patients aged 60 <80 years attending. Our total participants were (200). Results:. Show among the elderly patients regarding age majority of the study groups from the ≥75 years were (44.0%), regarding the relationships with their grandparents the majority of the respondents they are not alive were (41.0%), the education status the majority of the respondents medium were (29.0%), the you smoke the most of participant answer No were (63.0%) while Yes were (37.0%) .Conclusion: The findings of the present study demonstrate the need to improve access to oral healthcare and dental health education for the institutionalized elder population. In spite of the limitations of the study, we were able to record the obvious lack of dental hygiene practices, neglect and lack of motivation for proper dental care. To increase awareness of the importance of oral function in the Saudi Arabia population, the concept of oral frailty has been introduced.