Slade G D, Locker D, Leake J L, Wu A S, Dunkley G
Department of Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto.
Can J Public Health. 1990 Mar-Apr;81(2):114-9.
We report the findings from a dental survey of a random sample of 299 senior citizens living in Ottawa-Carleton. Those examined were younger, less likely to have a regular dentist, and more likely to have oro-facial pain, difficulty chewing, and to perceive a need to visit a dentist compared with those responding to the enrollment phone interview. Among the 65% of seniors who were dentate, 37% had dental decay; men and seniors with low incomes had more decay (p less than 0.05). Periodontal disease was worse among older seniors, men and poor seniors (p less than 0.05). One third of all seniors reported recent oro-facial pain, 50% had difficulty chewing foods and 30% reported some social impact resulting from their oral health. The resources required to treat the prevalent disorders were considerable and differences between dentate and edentulous people were negligible. Senior citizens expressed attitudes which indicate that they value dental health and would like help to achieve it.
我们报告了对居住在渥太华-卡尔顿地区的299名老年人随机抽样进行牙科调查的结果。与参加登记电话访谈的人相比，接受检查的人更年轻，看固定牙医的可能性更小，更有可能出现口腔面部疼痛、咀嚼困难，并且更认为有必要去看牙医。在65%有牙的老年人中，37%有龋齿；男性和低收入老年人的龋齿更多（p小于0.05）。老年老年人、男性和贫困老年人的牙周病更严重（p小于0.05）。三分之一的老年人报告近期有口腔面部疼痛，50%有咀嚼食物困难，30%报告其口腔健康对社交有一定影响。治疗这些常见疾病所需的资源相当可观，有牙和无牙人群之间的差异可忽略不计。老年人表达的态度表明他们重视口腔健康，并希望得到帮助以实现这一目标。
