Envelhecimento e bucalidade: suas múltiplas dimensões
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2003
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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O envelhecimento populacional do país constitui-se em fato consumado e, embora tenha cada vez mais despertado o interesse de pesquisadores e profissionais da área socail e da saúde, ainda muito pouco tem sido feito em resposta a essa evidência. Os objetivos deste estudo foram investigar o significado do processo de envelhecimento e suas repercussões no corpo e, em particular, na boca dos idosos; e como os efeitos da assistência odontológica durante a vida repercutem na saúde bucal do idoso. A boca foi compreendida na expressão da bucalidade, conceito desenvolvido por Botazzo (2000) relativo à propriedade do bucal nas dimensões psíquica e cultural. Trata-se, pois, de compreender a boca nestas dimensões enquanto território corporal. a pesquisa pe de abordagem qualitativa de fundamentação fenomenológica, sendo os sujeitos entrevistados escolhidos intencionalmente. Foram selecionados cinco idosos residentes em Araçatuba/SP/Brasil. Utilizou-se entrevista semi-estruturada e diário de campo para coletar os dados. Para procedermos à análise dos dados, escolhemos a técnica de análise de conteúdo categorial. Os resultados mostraram que a dificuldade na mastigação e a perda da capacidade de saborear os alimentos foram citadas como problemas enfrentados pelos idosos. A ausência de dentes está intimamente ligada à insatisfação estética e é determinante para desencadear estímulos negativos na auto-estima dos indivíduos com repercussão nas relações sociais. A falta de entendimento das doenças que ocorrem na boca, como a cárie dentária e doença periodontal contribuem para a manutenção da crença que perda dentária esta relacionada ao envelhecimento.
The ageing of the Brazilian population as a whole is an incontestable fact, and although it has drawn the attention of researchers and professionals of health and social areas, very little has been done in response to this evidence. The aims of this study were to investigate the meaning of the ageing process and its repercussions in the body and, especially, in the mouth of the elderly; as well as how the effects of dental care during their lives affect the elderly's dental health. Mouth was understood in the expression of bucality, which is a concept that was developed by Botazzo (2000) and is related to oral features in the psychic and cultural dimensions. Therefore, this is about understanding the mouth through these dimensions while being corporal territory. This research has a qualitative approach of phenomenological basis, where the sample was intentionally decided. Five elderly people living in Araçatuba/SP/Brazil were selected. Recorded semi-structured interviews and report diary were used. To analyse the data collected, the technique of content analyses was chosen. The results showed that difficulty in chewing and loss of the ability of tasting food were mentioned as problems faced by the elderly. Teeth absence is closely related to aesthetics dissatisfaction and is a determinant fact to cause negative stimuli in the individuals' self-esteem with consequences in social relations. The lack of understanding about the diseases that happen in the mouth, as dental caries and periodontal disease, contribute for the maintenance of the false belief that tooth loss is related to ageing.
The ageing of the Brazilian population as a whole is an incontestable fact, and although it has drawn the attention of researchers and professionals of health and social areas, very little has been done in response to this evidence. The aims of this study were to investigate the meaning of the ageing process and its repercussions in the body and, especially, in the mouth of the elderly; as well as how the effects of dental care during their lives affect the elderly's dental health. Mouth was understood in the expression of bucality, which is a concept that was developed by Botazzo (2000) and is related to oral features in the psychic and cultural dimensions. Therefore, this is about understanding the mouth through these dimensions while being corporal territory. This research has a qualitative approach of phenomenological basis, where the sample was intentionally decided. Five elderly people living in Araçatuba/SP/Brazil were selected. Recorded semi-structured interviews and report diary were used. To analyse the data collected, the technique of content analyses was chosen. The results showed that difficulty in chewing and loss of the ability of tasting food were mentioned as problems faced by the elderly. Teeth absence is closely related to aesthetics dissatisfaction and is a determinant fact to cause negative stimuli in the individuals' self-esteem with consequences in social relations. The lack of understanding about the diseases that happen in the mouth, as dental caries and periodontal disease, contribute for the maintenance of the false belief that tooth loss is related to ageing.
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Idosos - Assistencia odontologica, Idosos - Saude e higiene, Idosos - Saúde bucal, Envelhecimento, Odontologia geriátrica, Geriatric Dentistry, Oral health of elderly people
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ALMEIDA, Maria Eneide Leitão de. Envelhecimento e bucalidade: suas múltiplas dimensões. 2003. 184 f. Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Odontologia de Araçatuba, 2003.