Dental caries experience among the elderly population in South East local government area in Ibadan, Nigeria
Taiwo, J.O.; Onyeaso, C.O.; Kolude, B.O.; Ibiyemi, O.
Odonto-Stomatologie Tropicale 30(118): 31-36
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0251-172X PMID: 17933359 Document Number: 605902
To determine the caries experience of the elderly people in South East Local Government Area (S.E.L.G.A) in Ibadan. A randomly selected sample of 690 elderly people from 23 wards in S.E.L.G.A were examined by two trained and calibrated examiners according to WHO criteria. Majority of them (85.5%) had no caries experience. Their mean DMFT was 0.46. More teeth in the mandible (160) than the maxilla were affected by caries or treated for caries. Their MNI was 25.5% and RI was 21%. The elderly in S.E.L.G.A have low caries experience and very high-unmet dental health needs.