Razak I A, Jaafar N
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1987 Aug;15(4):188-91. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1987.tb00516.x.
The dental needs, demands and patterns of service utilization were assessed in a randomly selected sample of 750 subjects attending the Dental Faculty, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Toothache accounted for the most frequent overall dental complaint. However, the most common motives for seeking dental care varied among children (2-12 yr), adolescents (13-18 yr) and adults (19 + yr). The attendance behavior of women is more preventively orientated and more inclined towards rehabilitation compared to that of men. The proportion of normative needs of the patients varies from 7.5% for dentures to 66% for dental caries. About 50% of service utilization for the first visit consisted primarily of extractions in the oral surgery department.
在随机抽取的750名前往吉隆坡马来亚大学牙科学院就诊的受试者样本中，对其牙科需求、需求程度及服务利用模式进行了评估。牙痛是最常见的总体牙科主诉。然而，儿童（2至12岁）、青少年（13至18岁）和成年人（19岁及以上）寻求牙科护理的最常见动机各不相同。与男性相比，女性的就诊行为更倾向于预防性，也更倾向于康复治疗。患者规范需求的比例从假牙的7.5%到龋齿的66%不等。首次就诊的服务利用中，约50%主要包括口腔外科的拔牙手术。
