GUTIERREZ YU, Berta Lidia. Educative intervention about an attitude towards pain in geriatric patients in prosthetics. []. , 18, 2, pp. 244-255. ISSN 1561-3194.

Introduction: in prosthetics we call "urgencies" to those conditions causing pain and complications and requiring immediate professional attention; namely, fractures of the dentures, trauma ulcers, and muscle spasms for badly made dentures, and not meeting the biostatic requirements, triggering teeth, mucosa, and muscles disorders. Objective: to determine the level of information on the use, care and attitude towards pain caused by dentures. Material and method: a community intervention study was conducted in adults older than 60 years, in Guane Municipality, from January to October 2010. The universe consisted of 1637 adults. The sample was composed of 98 elders. Results: at the beginning of the program, the level of information on health education in most of the elders and oral hygiene were poor. After the application of the educational program, 63.3% of the patients had good oral hygiene. In terms of pain and behavior attitude, 95% of the elders correctly demonstrated to have acquired knowledge. Conclusions: the program generated a very positive impact and the change of behavior of this population, towards pain caused by the use of dentures.

: Aged; Dental prosthesis.

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