Self-Perception of Oral Health in the Elderly in the City of Ambato. An Observational Study

Abstract

In this research, very different from the conventional way, we want to present the information data that elderly people (over 65 years of age) have about their oral health with the aim of evaluating the self-perception of the state of oral health and the visits to the dentist by people over 65 years of age in the Ambato canton. And it was observed that, of the total, very few older adults have knowledge about this topic, in the same way we perceive the percentage of people who have difficulty getting to the dentist since their family does not have both economic and social support.