Braimoh O B, Inyang M P
Odontostomatol Trop. 2016 Sep;39(155):39-45.
Oral health is an important component of general health and a determinant factor for quality of life. Though oral diseases are largely preventable, many people across the globe still suffer from pain and discomfort associated with oral diseases. The attainment of optimum oral health is impeded by a number of obstacles which include the cost and affordability of treatment, poor access due to workforce shortages and inequitable distribution of the dental workforce and low oral health literacy amongst others. The provision of oral health services is oriented towards curative care. There appears to be no coordinated national strategy for preventive dental care in Nigeria. Effective public health strategies are required to prevent oral diseases and promote oral health across the population. Generally, strategies to prevent oral diseases will be most effective when priority is given to the multi-sectoral approach rather than a single-sector approach, population-based interventions rather than those aimed at high-risk individuals, and primary rather than secondary prevention. The aim of this paper was to highlight some of the oral diseases in Nigeria and discuss public health approaches to promote oral health and prevent the diseases.
口腔健康是整体健康的重要组成部分，也是生活质量的决定因素。尽管口腔疾病在很大程度上是可以预防的，但全球仍有许多人遭受与口腔疾病相关的疼痛和不适。实现最佳口腔健康受到多种障碍的阻碍，这些障碍包括治疗费用和可承受性、由于劳动力短缺导致的就医不便、牙科劳动力分布不均以及口腔健康素养较低等。口腔健康服务主要侧重于治疗护理。在尼日利亚，似乎没有协调一致的全国性预防牙科保健战略。需要有效的公共卫生战略来预防口腔疾病并促进全体民众的口腔健康。一般来说，当优先采用多部门方法而非单一部门方法、基于人群的干预措施而非针对高危个体的措施、以及一级预防而非二级预防时，预防口腔疾病的战略将最为有效。本文旨在强调尼日利亚的一些口腔疾病，并讨论促进口腔健康和预防这些疾病的公共卫生方法。
