Marazzi M C, Palombi L, Scarcella P, D'Arca A S
Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta, Roma.
Ann Ig. 1995 Sep-Oct;7(5):391-8.
The purpose of this study was to investigate dental conditions and oral hygiene in a population of 369 elderly people residing in Rome--293 females and 76 males--aged between 60 and 99 years (mean 81.9 +/- 8.1). The sample was interviewed following a dental examination. Clinical tests revealed that 40% were totally edentulous, whereas subjects with natural teeth had a mean of 11.4, teeth, of which 1.5 were decayed. Oral hygiene habits were investigated by means of questions on use of dental tools (toothbrush, mouth-wash, dental floss), which were not much used. Moreover, many elderly people reported they had not been to the dentist's recently (86.2% during the last year) because they did not feel it necessary. From this study a rather low level of oral health has emerged, along with a limited knowledge of prevention for dental and periodontal diseases. These results show the need of dental treatment and prevention for the elderly population.
本研究旨在调查居住在罗马的369名老年人的牙齿状况和口腔卫生情况，其中女性293名，男性76名，年龄在60至99岁之间（平均81.9±8.1岁）。在进行牙科检查后对样本进行了访谈。临床测试显示，40%的人完全无牙，而有天然牙的受试者平均有11.4颗牙，其中1.5颗有龋齿。通过询问牙科工具（牙刷、漱口水、牙线）的使用情况来调查口腔卫生习惯，这些工具使用不多。此外，许多老年人表示他们最近没有去看牙医（去年有86.2%的人），因为他们觉得没有必要。从这项研究中可以看出，老年人的口腔健康水平相当低，对牙齿和牙周疾病预防的了解也有限。这些结果表明老年人群需要牙科治疗和预防。
