Aspectos más relevantes a considerar de la prótesis dental en personas de la tercera edad
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2015-06
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Universidad de Guayaquil. Facultad Piloto de Odontología.
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A medida que las personas aumentan de edad, mayor será el riesgo de sufrir de algún tipo de problema en su salud oral, el cuidado que se haya tenido en la boca a lo largo de la vida, ayudará a mantener la cavidad oral en buen estado durante más tiempo, ya medida que la persona se acerque más a la tercera edad, esta investigación se realiza con el objetivo de determinar los aspectos más relevantes a considerar de la prótesis dental en pacientes de la tercera edad, la metodología de este trabajo indica que es una investigación de tipo bibliográfica no experimental por lo que no maneja estudio de muestra, se encontró que los principales factores que afectan a los adultos mayores al momento de utilizar prótesis dentales, son consecuencia directa de los manejos odontológicos que ha tenido este durante toda su vida, en este sentido, la presencia dentaria, la cantidad de resorción ósea y la salud periodonto gingival representan los principales puntos a tener en cuenta al momento de realizar una prótesis en este tipo de pacientes, además que las enfermedades como la periodontitis, la diabetes, la xerostomía, pueden convertir a la prótesis dental en un arma más que unas ayuda para los adultos mayores, para este tipo de pacientes se debe tener principal atención en cuanto a la aparición de lesiones que pueden infectarse, se recomienda realizar consultas periódicas para revisar la función masticatoria y comprobar la calidad de la misma, de igual manera evidenciar los desgastes del uso y el cambio de prótesis cada 6 años.
Palabras Claves: Prótesis Dental, Adulto Mayor, Tipo de Prótesis.
As people get older, the greater the risk of some kind of problem in your oral health, care has been taken in the mouth throughout life, it helps keep the oral cavity in good condition longer, and as the person is closer to the elderly, this research is conducted in order to determine the most relevant to consider the dental prosthesis in patients older aspects, the methodology of this study indicates that is a research of bibliographical type nonexperimental so not manage study sample, it was found that the main factors affecting older adults when using dentures, are a direct result of dental handlings that had this throughout their life, in this sense, dental presence, the amount of bone resorption and periodontal gingival health are the main points to consider when making a prosthesis in these patients, in addition to diseases such as periodontitis, diabetes , xerostomia, can make the dental prosthesis in a gun more than a help for the elderly, for such patients should be main focus in terms of the appearance of lesions that can become infected, it is recommended regular consultations to review masticatory function and check the quality of it, just as evidence of wear of use and change of prosthesis every six years. Key words: Dental Implants, Elderly, type Dentures
As people get older, the greater the risk of some kind of problem in your oral health, care has been taken in the mouth throughout life, it helps keep the oral cavity in good condition longer, and as the person is closer to the elderly, this research is conducted in order to determine the most relevant to consider the dental prosthesis in patients older aspects, the methodology of this study indicates that is a research of bibliographical type nonexperimental so not manage study sample, it was found that the main factors affecting older adults when using dentures, are a direct result of dental handlings that had this throughout their life, in this sense, dental presence, the amount of bone resorption and periodontal gingival health are the main points to consider when making a prosthesis in these patients, in addition to diseases such as periodontitis, diabetes , xerostomia, can make the dental prosthesis in a gun more than a help for the elderly, for such patients should be main focus in terms of the appearance of lesions that can become infected, it is recommended regular consultations to review masticatory function and check the quality of it, just as evidence of wear of use and change of prosthesis every six years. Key words: Dental Implants, Elderly, type Dentures
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PROTESIS DENTAL, GERONTOLOGIA, ENFERMEDADES BUCALES, PROTESIS DENTAL PARCIAL REMOVIBLE