Syfte: Syftet var att studera hur depression påverkar vuxna individers orala hälsa. Material och metod: Studien är en allmän litteraturstudie som grundar sig i kvantitativa och kvalitativa artiklar. Databaserna som användes var “Dentistry and Oral Sciences Source” och “Medline”. Resultat: Totalt analyserades 15 vetenskapliga artiklar som sammanställdes och delades in under två rubriker. Rubrikerna består av inre och yttre faktorer som påverkar och begränsar den orala hälsan. Faktorerna som beskrivs är oralhygien, orala sjukdomar och nedsatt tuggförmåga kopplat till depression samt låg socioekonomi och tandvårdspersonalens roll kopplat till depression. Slutsats: Depression påverkar den orala hälsan på ett negativt sätt. Påverkan beror på olika faktorer såsom låg socioekonomisk status, besvär med olika mun funktioner och orala sjukdomstillstånd som begränsar deprimerade patienters förmåga att upprätthålla en god oral hälsa samt försämrar livskvaliteten. Ytterligare forskning kring ämnet behöver tillämpas för bredare kunskap inom området. / Aim: The aim was to study how depression affects the oral health of adults. Material and method: The study is a general literature study based on quantitative and qualitative articles. The used databases were "Dentistry and Oral Sciences Source" and "Medline". Results: A total of 15 scientific articles were analyzed, compiled and divided under two headings. The headings consist of internal and external factors that affect and limit oral health. The factors described are oral hygiene, oral diseases and impaired chewing ability linked to depression, as well as low socioeconomic status and the role of the dental care staff linked to depression. Conclusion: Depression affects oral health in a negative way. The impact depends on various factors such as low socio-economic status, problems with various mouth functions and oral diseases that limit depressed patients' ability to maintain good oral health and impair the quality of life. Further research on the subject needs to be applied for broader knowledge in the area.

Syfte: Syfte med denna litteraturstudie var att undersöka oral hälsa hos barn och ungdomar med Downs syndrom    Metod: Studien är en allmän litteraturstudie där sökningarna genomfördes i databaserna CINAHL, MEDLINE och Dentistry & oral sciences source (DOSS). Vetenskapliga artiklar som svarade på studiens syfte valdes utifrån inklusions- och exklusionskriterier samt relevanta sökord. Resultat: Totalt granskades 22 kvantitativa studier som visade att barn och ungdomar med Downs syndrom hade sämre munhygien, fler orala sjukdomar och bettavvikelser jämfört med barn och ungdomar utan Downs syndrom. De redovisade orala sjukdomarna/ tillstånden var karies, gingivit, parodontit, oral candidos, bettavvikelser, attrition, agenesi och dental erosion. Riskfaktorer som kan påverka utveckling av orala sjukdomar och bettutvecklings störningar var exempelvis munhygienvanor och oralmotoriska faktorer. Slutsats: Barn och ungdomar med Downs syndrom har en ökad risk att drabbas av orala sjukdomar och bettavvikelser. Genom ökad kunskap om den orala hälsan hos barn och ungdomar med Downs syndrom kan tandhygienister arbeta förebyggande och motivera till stöd och omhändertagande för denna riskgrupp. / Aim: The aim of this literature study was to investigate oral health in children and adolescents with Down syndrome. Method: The study is a general literature study where the searches were carried out in the databases CINAHL, MEDLINE and Dentistry & oral sciences source (DOSS). Scientific articles that responded to the purpose of the study were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria and relevant keywords. Results: A total of 22 quantitative studies were reviewed which showed that children and adolescents with Down syndrome had poorer oral hygiene, more oral diseases and malocclusions compared to children and adolescents without Down syndrome. The reported oral diseases/conditions were caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, oral candidosis, malocclusions, attrition, agenesis and dental erosion. Risk factors that can influence the development of oral diseases and malocclusions, for example, oral hygiene habits and oral motor factors. Conclusion: Children and young people with Down syndrome have an increased risk of suffering from oral diseases and malocclusions. Through increased knowledge about the oral health of children and young people with Down syndrome, dental hygienists can work preventively and motivate support and care for this risk group.

Syfte: Studiens syfte var att beskriva oral hälsa hos individer med Parkinson sjukdom (PS). Metod:Studiedesignen var i form av allmän litteraturstudie där tre databaser användes för sökning efter vetenskapliga artiklar (DOSS, CINAHL och MEDLINE). Efter tillämpning av inklusions-, exklusionskriterier, passande sökord samt genomförande av kvalitetsgranskning, valdes totalt 19 vetenskapliga artiklar. Resultat: Oral hygien tenderade till att vara sämre hos individer med PS. Resultatet visade att xerostomi och hyposalivation var vanligt förkommande hos individer med PS. Karies, gingivit och parodontit visades även hos individer med PS där bland annat parodontala mätningar visades vara högre till andel hos dessa individer. Andra orala tillstånd som visades bland individer med PS var dregling, dysfagi, halitosis och angulär cheilit. Slutsats: Hos individer med PS visades orala hälsan var sämre jämfört med individer utan PS. Risken att utsättas för orala sjukdomar exempelvis karies, gingivit och parodontit var högre hos individer med PS, där både läkemedelsintag och nedsatt motorik har en inverkan. / Aim: The aim was to describe oral health in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). Method: The study design was a general literature study where three databases were used to search for scientific articles (DOSS, CINAHL and MEDLINE). After applying inclusion, exclusion criteria, proper keywords and conducting a quality review, a total of 19 scientific articles were selected. Result: Oral hygiene tended to be worse in patients with PD. The results showed that xerostomia and hyposalivation are common in patients with PD. Caries, gingivitis and periodontitis were also shown among patients with PD where, among other things, periodontal measurements were shown to be higher in proportion in these individuals. Other oral conditions that were shown among individuals with PD were drooling, dysphagia, halitosis and angular cheilitis. Conclusion: Oral health was shown to be worse among individuals with PD compared to individuals without PD. The risk of being exposed to oral diseases such as caries, gingivitis and periodontitis was higher among these individuals where both drug intake and impaired motor skills have an effect.

<p>The negative effect of poor oral health on quality of life and financial implication of work days lost as a result of dental pain can be accepted as a rationale for inclusion of oral health in the primary health care (PHC) package for South Africa. The norms of the PHC package for oral health services are to expose at least 50% of primary schools to organized school preventive programmes and to ensure basic coverage of everybody in the catchment areas. Currently these norms are not adequately fulfilled in Randfontein. The purpose of this study was to gather information that can be used to improve oral health services in Randfontein. The aim of the study was to gain an understanding of the factors that influence the choice of oral health care seeking behaviour as perceived&nbsp / by residents in different contexts and to use these perceptions to inform appropriate health planning strategies and implementation of measures that can improve health promotion in Randfontein. This qualitative study explored oral health care seeking behaviour. The study population comprised all residents of Randfontein above seventeen years old who had visited the oral health section in the Randfontein Primary Health Care (PHC) Facility. There were two focus group discussions (FGDs) from each of three separate residential areas namely Mohlakeng with&nbsp / mainly black residents, Toekomsrus with mainly coloured race residents and from town which is a predominantly Caucasian race area. Data collected was analysed during the data collection stage and thereafter until they made sense to the researcher. To strengthen validity, the accuracy of the interpretation of what respondents said was confirmed with them. Analysed themes were&nbsp / coded and categorized to enable the key researcher to interpret them for final reporting. Appropriate ethical procedures were followed. The findings were that although all focus groups preferred&nbsp / allopathic oral health care seeking, various barriers existed. The study concluded that there should be adequate oral health education and promotion, effectivecommunication and an expansion of these services to Toekomsrus, where they do not exist. Perceptions on factors influencing oral health seeking by Randfontein residents&nbsp / </p>

<p>The negative effect of poor oral health on quality of life and financial implication of work days lost as a result of dental pain can be accepted as a rationale for inclusion of oral health in the primary health care (PHC) package for South Africa. The norms of the PHC package for oral health services are to expose at least 50% of primary schools to organized school preventive programmes and to ensure basic coverage of everybody in the catchment areas. Currently these norms are not adequately fulfilled in Randfontein. The purpose of this study was to gather information that can be used to improve oral health services in Randfontein. The aim of the study was to gain an understanding of the factors that influence the choice of oral health care seeking behaviour as perceived&nbsp / by residents in different contexts and to use these perceptions to inform appropriate health planning strategies and implementation of measures that can improve health promotion in Randfontein. This qualitative study explored oral health care seeking behaviour. The study population comprised all residents of Randfontein above seventeen years old who had visited the oral health section in the Randfontein Primary Health Care (PHC) Facility. There were two focus group discussions (FGDs) from each of three separate residential areas namely Mohlakeng with&nbsp / mainly black residents, Toekomsrus with mainly coloured race residents and from town which is a predominantly Caucasian race area. Data collected was analysed during the data collection stage and thereafter until they made sense to the researcher. To strengthen validity, the accuracy of the interpretation of what respondents said was confirmed with them. Analysed themes were&nbsp / coded and categorized to enable the key researcher to interpret them for final reporting. Appropriate ethical procedures were followed. The findings were that although all focus groups preferred&nbsp / allopathic oral health care seeking, various barriers existed. The study concluded that there should be adequate oral health education and promotion, effectivecommunication and an expansion of these services to Toekomsrus, where they do not exist. Perceptions on factors influencing oral health seeking by Randfontein residents&nbsp / </p>

Magister Public Health - MPH / The negative effect of poor oral health on quality of life and financial implication of work days lost as a result of dental pain can be accepted as a rationale for inclusion of oral health in the primary health care (PHC) package for South Africa. The norms of the PHC package for oral health services are to expose at least 50% of primary schools to organized school preventive programmes and to ensure basic coverage of everybody in the catchment areas. Currently these norms are not adequately fulfilled in Randfontein. The purpose of this study was to gather information that can be used to improve oral health services in Randfontein. The aim of the study was to gain an understanding of the factors that influence the choice of oral health care seeking behaviour as perceived by residents in different contexts and to use these perceptions to inform appropriate health planning strategies and implementation of measures that can improve health promotion in Randfontein. This qualitative study explored oral health care seeking behaviour. The study population comprised all residents of Randfontein above seventeen years old who had visited the oral health section in the Randfontein Primary Health Care (PHC) Facility. There were two focus group discussions (FGDs) from each of three separate residential areas namely Mohlakeng with mainly black residents, Toekomsrus with mainly coloured race residents and from town which is a predominantly Caucasian race area. Data collected was analysed during the data collection stage and thereafter until they made sense to the researcher. To strengthen validity, the accuracy of the interpretation of what respondents said was confirmed with them. Analysed themes were coded and categorized to enable the key researcher to interpret them for final reporting. Appropriate ethical procedures were followed. The findings were that although all focus groups preferred allopathic oral health care seeking, various barriers existed. The study concluded that there should be adequate oral health education and promotion, effectivecommunication and an expansion of these services to Toekomsrus, where they do not exist. Perceptions on factors influencing oral health seeking by Randfontein residents. / South Africa