Matthesen M, Baelum V, Aarslev I, Fejerskov O
Department of Oral Anatomy, Royal Dental College, Aarhus, Denmark.
Community Dent Health. 1990 Jun;7(2):123-33.
The aim of the present study was to assess the dental health situation of a relatively urban population in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. A total of 312 persons aged 12, 30-39 and 50-59 years, respectively, were examined for dental caries, oral hygiene, periodontal pockets, gingival recession and mobility of the teeth present. The state of their oral hygiene was very poor. Although most persons examined had a relatively high number of teeth present a substantial number of these teeth had carious lesions, many of which were rather deep. Teeth with increased mobility were seen in a number of individuals but it appeared that periodontal breakdown was not the major cause of tooth mortality in the majority of the population. The results suggest that future dental health care strategies should focus on the development of a new type of dental health worker. This health worker should be capable of performing simple extractions, simple restorative treatment and intercepting early ongoing carious lesions using modern biologically-founded principles and appropriate technology.
本研究的目的是评估西非几内亚比绍一个相对城市化人口的口腔健康状况。分别对312名年龄在12岁、30 - 39岁和50 - 59岁的人进行了龋齿、口腔卫生、牙周袋、牙龈退缩和现有牙齿松动情况的检查。他们的口腔卫生状况非常差。虽然大多数接受检查的人牙齿数量相对较多，但其中相当一部分牙齿有龋损，许多龋损相当深。在一些个体中发现了牙齿松动增加的情况，但似乎牙周破坏并不是大多数人口中牙齿缺失的主要原因。结果表明，未来的口腔卫生保健策略应侧重于培养新型口腔卫生工作者。这种卫生工作者应能够运用现代生物学原理和适当技术进行简单拔牙、简单修复治疗并拦截早期正在发展的龋损。
