Analysis of Self-Perceived Prosthetic Needs and Social Interaction Issues in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Aged; Oral health; Dental care for aged; Dental prosthesis; Cross-sectional studies; Colombia.Abstract
Oral factors, such as tooth loss and the quality of dental prostheses, have been identified as potential determinants of healthy aging in older adults. These factors significantly impact their overall quality of life. To investigate the variables associated with health and well-being of individuals over the age of 60 that may influence self-perceived prosthetic needs and social interaction issues related to the use of dental prostheses in the Colombian population. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted with secondary data provided by the National Study of Health, Well-Being, and Aging (SABE). SABE study carried out 23.694 surveys with 1.665 variables of which 37 were analyzed and considered of interest for this research corresponding to a subsample analyzed of 1.442 surveys. As main dependent variables were chosen: Self-perceived dental prosthetic needs and Dental prosthesis-related social interaction problems. Sociodemographic, general and oral health conditions were considered as independent variables. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were used to estimate the influence of independent variables on the main outcomes. The perceived necessity of a new dental prosthesis was associated with fair/poor general health, no mandibular prosthesis, time of prosthesis use ≥5 years, dental prosthesis dissatisfaction and prosthesis-related social interaction problems. On the other hand, social interactions problems related to dental prosthesis were associated with living in rural areas, oral dryness, using a prosthesis for <5 years, self-perceived prosthesis needs, prosthesis-related speech problems and expressing dissatisfaction with their prosthesis. Differences in main outcomes were observed according to the sociodemographic, general, and oral health characteristics that suggest social inequalities in the aged population in Colombia.
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