Dental caries |
Which method do you consider more appropriate to assess caries risk in elderly people? |
Cariogram |
27 |
Evaluation of risk and protective factors |
27 |
CAMBRA |
18 |
Caries risk assessment form, University of Bern |
18 |
ICCMS |
9 |
Clinical evaluation |
9 |
Which method do you consider more appropriate to detect/classify coronal caries lesions in elderly people? |
ICDAS II |
64 |
ICDAS-LAA |
18 |
ICCMS |
9 |
ICDAS with merged codes |
9 |
Which method do you consider more appropriate to detect/ classify root caries lesions in elderly people? |
ICDAS II |
73 |
ICDAS-LAA |
18 |
ICCMS |
9 |
Which method do you consider more appropriate to assess caries activity in elderly people? |
Nyvad criteria |
91 |
Clinical appearance |
9 |
Lesions of oral mucosa |
Briefly describe how you perform a clinical examination of the oral mucosa: |
Following a systematic order |
100 |
From the outside to the inside of the oral cavity |
54.5 |
Visual inspection and palpation |
36.4 |
Name the clinical features that you typically include when describing an oral mucosa lesion: |
Color |
90.9 |
Size, consistency |
81.8 |
Location |
72.7 |
Shape, surface and margin features |
54.4 |
Single/multiple, relation to neighboring structures, lesion type |
36.4 |
Time since appearance, symptoms |
27.3 |
Do you know any proposal for recording oral mucosa lesions for use in the public or private health system for elderly people? Briefly describe: |
No proposal known |
63.6 |
Others (registration forms from the University of Chile, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Chile Digital Hospital) |
9.1 |
Do you know any proposal for recording oral mucosa lesions for clinical records in epidemiological studies? Briefly describe: |
No proposal known |
72.7 |
Others (registration forms from Universidad de Valparaíso, Universidad Nacional Autónoma Metropolitana de Mexico, EPIMAULE in Chile) |
9.1 |
How do you record the findings of oral mucosa lesions in your clinical activity? |
Recording in digital or paper format |
100 |
Recording in a specific section for the description of oral mucosa lesions |
81.8 |
Adding a photographic record |
18.2 |
Do you think that an oral mucosa examination should be performed at every dental appointment with older adults in primary health care services? |
Yes |
100 |
Continue |
Continuation |
What instruments and / or items do you use to perform an oral mucosa examination? |
Basic examination kit (mirror, probe, periodontal probe and tweezers), gauze and tongue depressors |
100 |
Photographic record |
36.4 |
How long (on average) does it take you to perform an oral mucosa exam? |
5 minutes (median), 2 - 15 minutes (range) |
|
Mention between 4 to 6 clinical changes or alterations in the oral mucosa that should be recorded in a clinical record of an examination of the oral mucosa of older adults. |
Changes in color, size, shape, presence / absence of pain |
100 |
Ulcers, tumors, nodules |
54.5 |
Others (such as fistulas, decreased salivary flow, lichenoid lesions, burning mouth, angular cheilitis) |
9.1 |
Mention oral mucosa pathologies that you consider should be referred with high priority to the evaluation of a specialist in oral pathology, oral medicine and / or stomatology |
Premalignant or suspected oral cancer lesions |
100 |
Leucoplakia, erythroplasia |
63.6 |
Lichen planus |
36.4 |
Pemphigus, pemphigoid and candidiasis |
18.2 |
Cheilitis, lichenoid lesions |
9.1 |
Masticatory function |
What variables or clinical characteristics do you consider to have the greatest predictive value for oral functionality in the elderly population (over 60 years)? |
Pairs of occluding antagonist teeth |
62.5 |
Number of teeth |
50 |
Pain |
37.5 |
Stability of dental prosthesis |
37.5 |
Salivary flow |
37.5 |
Cognitive function |
25 |
Others (muscle, bone, TMJ status, periodontal disease, dental prosthesis, taste alteration, smell alteration, chewing performance, time since onset of tooth loss, chewing difficulty, chewing force) |
12.5 |
What methods for the evaluation of chewing performance (objective evaluation) do you consider most appropriate to apply in the population of older adults (over 60 years)? |
Sieving |
50 |
Photocolorimetry |
25 |
Others (color pattern, scanning, electromyography, and chewing force measurement) |
12.5 |
What test materials for the evaluation of chewing performance (objective evaluation) do you consider most appropriate to apply in the population of older adults (over 60 years)? |
Bicolor chewing gum |
37.5 |
Peanuts |
25 |
Erythrosine capsules |
25 |
Others (paraffin, chewing gum, jelly sweet, almond, color-changing chewing gum and digital gnathodynamometer) |
12.5 |
What questionnaires for the evaluation of chewing ability (subjective evaluation) do you consider most appropriate to apply in the population of older adults (over 60 years)? |
Leake index |
22.3 |
Geriatric Oral Health assessment Index (GOHAI) |
11.1 |
Ageberg and Carlsson Test |
|
Osterberg Test |
11.1 |
Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP)-14Sp |
11.1 |
Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP)-7 |
11.1 |
A simple questionnaire |
11.1 |
There is no validated questionnaire |
11.1 |
Periodontitis |
Which clinical parameters do you consider in the periodontal examination? |
Clinical attachment loss |
100 |
Probing depth |
100 |
Bleeding on probing |
100 |
Tooth mobility |
46.6 |
Furcation involvement |
26.7 |
Local factors |
6.7 |
Mucogingival conditions |
6.7 |
Which clinical parameter do you use to diagnose “periodontitis” in an adult patient? |
Clinical attachment loss |
93.3 |
Probing depth ≥4mm |
6.6 |
Which clinical parameter do you use to diagnose “gingivitis” in an adult patient? |
Bleeding on probing |
80 |
Inflammatory characteristics |
20 |
Clinical attachment loss |
6.7 |
Is complete periodontal examination necessary to diagnose “periodontitis”? |
Yes |
80 |
No |
20 |
Are you familiar with the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-implant diseases and conditions (2017)? |
Yes |
93.3 |
No |
6.7 |
Do you use the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-implant diseases and conditions (2017)? |
Yes |
80 |
No |
20 |
How long does it take you to diagnose periodontal diseases in adults? |
≤30 minutes |
86.7 |
>30 minutes |
13.3 |
Which periodontal probe do you use to diagnose periodontal diseases in adults? |
U. North Carolina probe |
80 |
Goldman-Fox probe |
6.6 |
Williams probe |
6.7 |
OMS probe |
6.7 |