Biopsychosocial impact of tooth loss in Brazilian rural workers

Authors

  • Patrícia Morgana Hordonho Santillo Faculdade de Odontologia do Recife, Pernambuco (FOR/PE)
  • Cristiano Moura Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB
  • Renata de Souza Coelho-Soares Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Monteiro, PB
  • Estela Santos Gusmão Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco, Camaragibe, PE
  • Paulo Cesar Oliveira Santos Universidade de Pernambuco, Santo Amaro, PE

Keywords:

early tooth loss, biopsychosocial impact, rural population.

Abstract

Tooth loss may decrease the chewing ability, thus limiting food intake, and also affect speech and aesthetics, leading to physical and psychological changes, which may compromise the quality of life of affected individuals. This study aimed to characterize the biopsychosocial impacts with repercussion in the quality of life perceived by Brazilian rural workers as a result of tooth loss. Interviews were conducted with 186 workers, over 18 years of age, from a cane sugar mill located in the rural area of the city of Catende, State of Pernambuco, from September to November 2010. The short-form Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) questionnaire and the decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index were used to evaluate the oral health status. The results showed that tooth loss produced functional, physical, psychological, and social impacts on the investigated individuals, with variation in the impact intensity according to the number of teeth lost as measured by DMFT.

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Author Biography

Patrícia Morgana Hordonho Santillo, Faculdade de Odontologia do Recife, Pernambuco (FOR/PE)

Professora Titular de Odontologia Social, Faculdade de Odontologia do Recife, Pernambuco (FOR/PE). Mestre em Saúde Coletiva, Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco, Universidade de Pernambuco (FOP/UPE).

How to Cite

Santillo, P. M. H., Moura, C., Coelho-Soares, R. de S., Gusmão, E. S., & Santos, P. C. O. (2014). Biopsychosocial impact of tooth loss in Brazilian rural workers. Psychosocial Researches and Practices, 8(2), 233–247. Retrieved from http://periodicos.ufsj.edu.br/revista_ppp/article/view/536

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