Grabowski M, Bertram U
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1975 May;3(3):108-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1975.tb00290.x.
Oral health and dental treatment needs were investigated in 560 elderly persons in the county of Vestsjaelland (West Zealand) in Denmark. Of the population aged 65 and above in three typical communities in the county, 10% were selected by random sampling and totaled 633 persons. Of these, 560 persons (88.5%) were interviewed and examined in their homes. The final sample population was representative of the total Danish population in relation to sex and socioeconomic status for this specific age group. Oral health was generally poor. In all, 68.2% of the population were edentulous (64.7 of the males, 70.7% of the females), while the dentate persons had an average of 12 teeth; 3.6% were totally edentulous and lacked dentures in both jaws, a further 5.5% were totally edentulous and lacked a denture in one jaw, and 83.4% had removable dentures. Only 3.4% of the dentate and 28.2% of the edentulous persons did not need any dental treatment. The total percentage of people needing treatment was 80. Prosthetic treatment was the main requirement, applying to 80% of the group. In contrast with this, only 25% of the interviewed subjects had a subjective need for treatment. Information and economic aids for dental treatment are obviously needed in the elderly Danish population.
对丹麦西兰岛西部的560名老年人的口腔健康和牙科治疗需求进行了调查。在该郡三个典型社区中65岁及以上的人群中，通过随机抽样选取了10%，共计633人。其中，560人（88.5%）接受了家访并接受了检查。最终样本人群在性别和社会经济地位方面代表了该特定年龄组的丹麦总人口。总体口腔健康状况较差。总共有68.2%的人无牙（男性为64.7%，女性为70.7%），而有牙的人平均有12颗牙齿；3.6%的人全口无牙且上下颌均无假牙，另有5.5%的人全口无牙且只有一侧颌骨无假牙，83.4%的人佩戴可摘假牙。只有3.4%有牙的人和28.2%无牙的人不需要任何牙科治疗。需要治疗的人群总比例为80%。修复治疗是主要需求，适用于该群体的80%。与此形成对比的是，只有25%的受访对象主观上需要治疗。丹麦老年人群显然需要牙科治疗方面的信息和经济援助。
