Kalyan A, Clark R K F, Radford D R
Registered Hygiene Therapist, Oxford & Wessex Deaneries Dental Therapist Foundation Trainee, Slough, Berkshire.
Emeritus Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, King's College Dental Institute, London.
Br Dent J. 2014 Jun 13;216(11):615-7. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.448.
The focus of this opinion article is to revisit whether denture identification marking should be routine and standard practice at manufacture in the United Kingdom. The benefits of denture identification marking are evident in the literature particularly for those who are in residential care or who will have to seek care due to dementia or physical frailty; however, within the UK it is not normally practised. Many patients would appear to be unaware of denture marking, but present positive attitudes towards it. Results of a survey of UK dental laboratories would indicate that the vast majority of them offer an inclusion denture marking service with a mean cost of £5 per denture. Is the lack of denture marking in the UK due to dental professionals having differences in opinion, lack of education of professionals in training or financial disincentives?
这篇观点文章的重点是重新审视假牙识别标记在英国制造时是否应成为常规和标准做法。假牙识别标记的益处已在文献中得到证实，特别是对于那些住在养老院或因痴呆症或身体虚弱而需要就医的人；然而，在英国，这通常并未得到实施。许多患者似乎并不知道假牙标记，但对其持积极态度。一项针对英国牙科实验室的调查结果表明，绝大多数实验室都提供镶牙识别标记服务，每副假牙的平均成本为5英镑。英国假牙标记的缺失是由于牙科专业人员意见不同、专业培训人员缺乏教育还是经济上的不利因素呢？
