Oral health self-assessment and self-perception in geriatric patients of a Peruvian population

The aim of this investigation was to determine the relationship between oral health self-assessment and self-perception in geriatric patients of IPRESS I-3 Nueva Esperanza, Piura 2022. The study was basic, observational, correlational, and cross-sectional. Two questionnaires (Oral Health Self-Assessment Questionnaire and Geriatric Oral Health Questionnaire-GOHAI) were applied to 309 geriatric patients who met the selection criteria. The relationship was determined by applying a Chi-square test of independence with a significance of 5%. Regarding Oral Health Self-Assessment, it was found that 37.9% of the population had 10-19 natural teeth, 56% did not have a removable prosthesis, 38.2% had a bad dental state, 33.3% had poor gingival status, and 65.7% had dry mouth sometimes. Regarding Oral Health Self-Perception, in 85.4% of patients it was low, in 11.7% it was moderate and in 2.9% it was high. It is concluded that oral health self-assessment; in its dimensions Present Natural Teeth, Teeth Status and Gingival Status; is statistically related to the oral health self-perception in geriatric patients.