Al-Rafee Mohammed A
Prosthodontist, Prosthodontic Department, Dean, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Apr 30;9(4):1841-1843. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1181_19. eCollection 2020 Apr.
Considering the advancement of curative and preventive dentistry, edentulism is still a challenging problem for healthcare providers all over the world. Dental caries and periodontal diseases are the main causative factors to teeth loss and eventually, if untreated, lead to edentulism. The socioeconomical factors also contribute to the edentulism as it has an association with education and income status. This literature review will put some highlights in the epidemiology and etiology of edentulism, its prevalence, and the association with the social-economical factors.
考虑到治疗性和预防性牙科的进步,无牙症对于全球的医疗服务提供者来说仍然是一个具有挑战性的问题。龋齿和牙周疾病是牙齿缺失的主要致病因素,如果不加以治疗,最终会导致无牙症。社会经济因素也会导致无牙症,因为它与教育和收入状况有关。这篇文献综述将重点介绍无牙症的流行病学、病因学、患病率及其与社会经济因素的关联。