Abstract

VERGES CALLARD, Esperanza; CORONA CARPIO, Marcia Hortensia; PINEDA RODRIGUEZ, Ana María  and  LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ, Belquis R.. Causes of rejection of total prostheses in the older adult. Rev Cubana Estomatol [online]. 2007, vol.44, n.4, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-297X.

A study was conducted to identify the causes of rejection of total prostheses in patients from the family physician's offices of "Guillermón Moncada" People's Council of "Carlos J. Finlay" Teaching Polyclinic, in Santiago de Cuba municipality, from January to December, 2004. The study group was made up of 152 aged individuals of both sexes who underwent an intraoral physical examination. Surveys were done to make easy the obtention of results. It was observed a higher rejection of prostheses in females aged 65-69 by maladjustment, inadequate states and functional deficiencies. Therefore, it was recommended to extend the investigation to all the family physician's offices and to solve the problem to attain a better quality of life in the elderly.

Keywords : Older adult; rejection; total prostheses; causes.

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