Pogorzelska-Stronczak B, Bubilek-Bogacz A, Szporek B
I Katedry i Kliniki Chirurgii Szczekowo-Twarzowej Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach.
Wiad Lek. 2001;54(1-2):88-93.
The year 1999 was acclaimed The Year of Ripe Age by WHO. On account of this, attention should be paid to problems related to changes within the oral cavity tissues, mandibular and circummandibular bones, which progress together with the process of ageing. These changes may be due to physiological involutional processes or due to increasing tendencies towards various pathological changes. In general opinion the loss of teeth, which do not need to be treated, is the end of basic diseases and dental problems only concern prosthetic supplements. Obligatory, periodic dental examinations are not imposed on the population of old people. Thus, the only possibility of early diagnosis of morbid processes within tissue structures of the oral cavity, is general examination including a detailed inspection of the oral cavity, even if the patient does not complain about any indisposition.
1999年被世界卫生组织赞誉为“老龄之年”。鉴于此，应关注与口腔组织、下颌骨及下颌周围骨骼变化相关的问题，这些变化与衰老过程同步发展。这些变化可能是由于生理性退化过程，也可能是由于各种病理变化趋势的增加。一般认为，无需治疗的牙齿脱落只是基础疾病的终结，而牙科问题仅涉及假牙修复。老年人并未被强制要求定期进行牙科检查。因此，对口腔组织结构内病态过程进行早期诊断的唯一可能性，就是进行包括详细口腔检查在内的全面检查，即便患者并未诉说任何不适。
