Prosthetic status and stomatological rehabilitation treatment needs in older adults

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aged, dental prosthesis, prosthodontics, tooth loss

Abstract

Introduction: Tooth loss in older adults is an oral health problem that affects basic functions and impacts quality of life, especially in environments with limited access to dental services.

Objectives: To determine the prosthetic status and the needs for stomatological rehabilitation treatment in older adults treated at a health facility in Piura.

Methods: An observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study was conducted. The population consisted of 269 adults aged 60 years and older who attended the I-3 La Arena Health Center, Piura, during 2023. The sample included 159 participants selected through non-probabilistic convenience sampling. The variables assessed were dental prosthetic status and need for prosthetic treatment, as well as age, sex, and educational level. Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s chi-square test were applied, with a significance level of 0.05.

Results: A total of 97.5% of participants had no prosthesis in the maxillary arch and 99.4% in the mandibular arch. The need for complete dentures was high, reaching 88.1% in the maxillary arch and 62.9% in the mandibular arch. A significant association was found between age and prosthetic need (p = 0.024 and p = 0.000), between sex and prosthetic need in the lower arch (p = 0.026), and between educational level and prosthetic need in the upper arch (p = 0.000).

Conclusions: Most older adults lacked prosthetic rehabilitation and showed a high need for treatment, highlighting the urgency of strengthening public programs to improve access to prosthetic care, especially among individuals with lower educational levels.

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2026-01-30

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Saavedra Huamán Y de los Ángeles, Coronado Tamariz D Álvaro, Guillen Galarza MF, Jiménez Prado CA, Arbildo Vega HI, Vargas Cornejo HM. Prosthetic status and stomatological rehabilitation treatment needs in older adults. Rev. cuba. med. mil [Internet]. 2026 Jan. 30 [cited 2026 Feb. 3];55(1):e026077061. Available from: https://revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/77061

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