Descriptive study on the oral health status of an institutionalized geriatric population

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S1new trend implies a change in the demographic pattern and disease that most commonly affects the elderly.In addition, there has been an increase in certain diseases in old age and a direct relationship of oral disease with systemic diseases of aging own.The objectives of this study are to know the state of oral health in institutionalized geriatric population and assess the impact of systemic diseases and drug therapy in the level of oral health.Material and Method: We performed a cross-sectional, descriptive and observational study in a group of patients institutionalized in a geriatric center of Santiago de Compostela.Patients were randomly selected, all over 65 and resident in the center.Patients with impaired physical, emotional or cognitive, which would prevent carrying out the research protocol were excluded.Each of the patients included in the study has made them an oral examination, as well as a review of their medical histories, pharmacological data and their systemic diseases.Results: They will be presented during the Congress.

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