OBJECTIVES: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among institutionalized geriatric individuals in Nashik city, Maharashtra, to assess their prosthetic status and needs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The oral examination of the study subjects was carried out using Basic Oral Health Surveys, WHO 1997 criteria. RESULTS: A total of 160 individuals were included in the study of which 40 were females and 120 were males. A total of 55 (34.37%) study participants had some prosthesis at the time of examination, whereas 136 (85%) were in need of prosthesis. A total of 49 subjects (30.62%) needed complete dentures in both jaws. Around 26 (16.25%) of the subjects needed combination prosthesis. CONCLUSIONS: The study concludes that the prosthetic status of the institutionalized geriatric individuals in Nashik city is poor with a higher unfulfilled prosthetic needs. A systematic strategy planning is needed to address these needs. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: There exists a higher unfulfilled prosthodontic need among institutionalized geriatric individuals in Nashik city.
OBJECTIVES: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among institutionalized geriatric individuals in Nashik city, Maharashtra, to assess their prosthetic status and needs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The oral examination of the study subjects was carried out using Basic Oral Health Surveys, WHO 1997 criteria. RESULTS: A total of 160 individuals were included in the study of which 40 were females and 120 were males. A total of 55 (34.37%) study participants had some prosthesis at the time of examination, whereas 136 (85%) were in need of prosthesis. A total of 49 subjects (30.62%) needed complete dentures in both jaws. Around 26 (16.25%) of the subjects needed combination prosthesis. CONCLUSIONS: The study concludes that the prosthetic status of the institutionalized geriatric individuals in Nashik city is poor with a higher unfulfilled prosthetic needs. A systematic strategy planning is needed to address these needs. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: There exists a higher unfulfilled prosthodontic need among institutionalized geriatric individuals in Nashik city.