Edentulism from an Epidemiological Analysis

Abstract

Objective: the prevalence of edentulism and associated factors in patients seen at the Clí­nica Escola de odontologia in a private University Center in João Pessoa - PB was analyzed. Method: this is a descriptive, qualitative, cross-sectional study carried out from August 2017 to December 2019. Or instrument was clinical records. The total sample was 236 medical records. Results: there was a prevalence of females (65%), aged 50 years or older (36.9%), married (51.6%), with monthly income between 501 and 1500 reais (43.1%), incomplete primary education (28.6 %), last visit to the dentist for at least 1 year (53.7%), non-smokers (71.1%), performs oral hygiene twice a day (60.2%). Conclusion: Patients have significantly different socioeconomic and behavioral variables (p <0.01), therefore, tooth loss is associated with several factors that affect oral health and directly influence quality of life.