Laine P, Murtomaa H
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1985 Feb;13(1):47-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1985.tb00420.x.
The frequency of removable dentures and their suppliers were surveyed in March 1983 by interviewing a sample comprising 957 persons drawn to cover the total Finnish population aged 15 yr and over. The interviews revealed that there were 328 denture wearers in this sample (34.3%). The age-standardized rates were 39.7% for denture wearers and 20.4% for those wearing full dentures in both jaws. The rates for complete edentulousness, removable partial dentures of some kind and only partial denture wearing were 21.3%, 10.3% and 6.9%, respectively. Almost all of the removable denture wearers had a denture in the maxilla (97%); 62% had one in the mandible. Dental technicians with a special degree have the right to supply full dentures direct to clients in Finland. Dentists supplied 45% and dental technicians 53% of the full dentures surveyed. The study revealed a contradiction between the legal rights of dental technicians to supply dentures direct to clients and the current practice. The choice of the supplier of a removable denture showed no significant correlation with the education and income of denture wearers. The high frequency of dentures and the misconceptions regarding the supplying of them call for improvement in oral health education.
1983年3月，通过对957名年龄在15岁及以上的芬兰人进行抽样访谈，调查了可摘义齿的使用频率及其供应商。访谈显示，该样本中有328名义齿佩戴者（34.3%）。年龄标准化率为：义齿佩戴者39.7%，上下颌均佩戴全口义齿者20.4%。无牙颌、某种可摘局部义齿和仅佩戴局部义齿的比率分别为21.3%、10.3%和6.9%。几乎所有可摘义齿佩戴者在上颌都有一副义齿（97%）；62%的人在下颌有一副义齿。在芬兰，拥有特殊学位的牙科技师有权直接向客户提供全口义齿。在所调查的全口义齿中，牙医提供了45%，牙科技师提供了53%。该研究揭示了牙科技师直接向客户提供义齿的法定权利与当前做法之间的矛盾。可摘义齿供应商的选择与义齿佩戴者的教育程度和收入没有显著相关性。义齿的高使用频率以及对义齿供应的误解要求改善口腔健康教育。
