Volume : 6, Issue : 12, December - 2017

Comparative Evaluation Of Nutritional Status Of Elderly Dentulous, Denture Wearing And Completely Edentulous Patients-IN VIVO STUDY

Ashika Agrawal, A J Pakhan, S R Godbole, Seema Sathe

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Objective: Elderly denture wearers are vulnerable to compromised nutritional health due to various factors. Dietary guidance is an integral part of treatment for denture wearers. Evaluation of nutritional status is important for any nutrition or dietary modification. The purpose of this comparative study was to evaluate the nutritional status of elderly dentulous, denture wearing and completely edentulous patients.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:&#10;none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:&#10;14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Methods: 120 healthy Male and Female patients between the ages of 40 to 80 years were selected and divided into three sample groups.</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi"> All three groups are made to answer two forms that is Mini nutrition assessment tool (MNA) form and food frequency form.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:&#10;none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:&#10;14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Results: According to mini nutritional assessment, 65% of the edentulous subjects were either malnourished; 87.5% of denture wearing patients had normal nutritional status; and 90% of dentulous patients with normal nutritional status.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:&#10;none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:&#10;14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Conclusion: The finding that tooth loss and denture wearing, both of which affect many Indians as they age, are associated with a decrease in dietary adequacy and has several implications for practicing dentists.Proper dietary guidance can stop weight loss in elderly at risk of malnutrition or undernourished.<o:p></o:p></span></p>