Royal London Hospital, London, London, UK.
Peninsula Dental School, Plymouth University, Plymouth, Devon, UK.
Fam Med Community Health. 2020 Sep;8(4). doi: 10.1136/fmch-2020-000387.
Multimorbidity is defined as patients living with two or more chronic health conditions. The prevalence of multimorbidity is increasing, driven by the ageing population, and represents a major challenge to all healthcare systems because these patients are heavy users of services. The link with oral health is growing although there is need for further robust evidence. There is also need for new models of care to address oral health in patients with multimorbidity.
多发病被定义为同时患有两种或两种以上慢性健康疾病的患者。随着人口老龄化，多发病的患病率不断上升，这给所有医疗保健系统带来了重大挑战，因为这些患者是服务的重度使用者。尽管需要进一步的有力证据，但多发病与口腔健康之间的联系正在增强。还需要新的护理模式来解决多发病患者的口腔健康问题。
