Craddock Helen L
Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds LS2 9LU, UK.
Dent Update. 2009 Dec;36(10):616-9. doi: 10.12968/denu.2009.36.10.616.
Tooth loss in adults is becoming less common, and the attitudes of patients and professionals towards it have changed dramatically over the last quarter of a century. This paper explores these changes, from the patient's perspective, in terms of psychological perspectives, aesthetics, function and the need or desire for tooth replacement. A second paper will examine the evidence available on the positional and functional changes following tooth loss.
Clinicians need to have an awareness of changes in disease patterns, trends in patient expectations and the demand for restorative interventions.
成人牙齿缺失现象越来越少见，在过去四分之一个世纪里，患者和专业人士对其的态度发生了巨大变化。本文从患者角度，在心理、美学、功能以及牙齿修复需求或愿望等方面探讨了这些变化。第二篇论文将研究牙齿缺失后位置和功能变化的现有证据。
临床医生需要了解疾病模式的变化、患者期望的趋势以及修复干预的需求。
