Davidson P N
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1979;7(6):311-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01239.x.
375 army pensioners (89% of the population of the Royal Hospital Chelsea) were interviewed and given a dental inspection. The quality of any denture was assessed by KAPUR's method. Of the 318 men with dentures 254 (85%) had not been back to the dentist since and 60% of the dentures were over 10 years old. 244 denture wearers claimed they were satisfied although only 11 dentures could be rated 'good' and 67% of complete dentures were 'poor'. 25% of those interviewed actually wanted treatment, 10% did not know but the majority simply 'couldn't be bothered'. The overwhelming need is for skilled prosthetic treatment. A plea is made for educating patients to appreciate that dentures should be changed and that regular dental inspections are necessary throughout life.
对375名军队退休人员（占切尔西皇家医院总人数的89%）进行了访谈并进行了牙科检查。使用卡普尔方法评估了所有假牙的质量。在318名佩戴假牙的男性中，有254人（85%）自佩戴假牙后就再也没看过牙医，60%的假牙使用超过了10年。244名假牙佩戴者声称他们很满意，尽管只有11副假牙可评为“良好”，67%的全口假牙质量“较差”。25%的受访者实际上希望接受治疗，10%的人不知道，但大多数人只是“嫌麻烦”。目前迫切需要专业的修复治疗。呼吁对患者进行教育，使其认识到假牙应该更换，并且一生中定期进行牙科检查是必要的。
