Löe H
School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Int Dent J. 2000 Jun;50(3):129-39. doi: 10.1111/j.1875-595x.2000.tb00553.x.
While some periodontal disease may be as old as mankind itself, caries as a public health problem appeared with the development of flour and sugar mills, and the universal access to fermentable carbohydrates. As a consequence, during the last 500 years caries and periodontal disease have been the most common diseases afflicting the human mouth. Together, these two diseases have been responsible for untold pain and suffering, and for excessive destruction and loss of people's teeth. With improving social circumstances in most industrialised nations, increased availability and affordability of modern oral health care, and the promotion of conservative treatment concepts, the 20th century saw significant progress in eliminating pain and tooth loss. Moreover, during the last 50 years advances in the oral health sciences and in technology, have not only increased our understanding of the nature of these diseases and their causes, but also introduced and tested new approaches to their prevention.
虽然某些牙周疾病可能与人类本身一样古老，但龋齿作为一个公共卫生问题是随着面粉厂和制糖厂的发展以及可发酵碳水化合物的普遍可得而出现的。因此，在过去的500年里，龋齿和牙周疾病一直是困扰人类口腔的最常见疾病。这两种疾病共同造成了难以计数的痛苦，以及人们牙齿的过度损坏和缺失。随着大多数工业化国家社会环境的改善、现代口腔保健的可及性和可负担性的提高以及保守治疗理念的推广，20世纪在消除疼痛和牙齿缺失方面取得了重大进展。此外，在过去的50年里，口腔健康科学和技术的进步不仅加深了我们对这些疾病的性质及其病因的理解，还引入并测试了预防这些疾病的新方法。
