| Summary: | 碩士 === 高雄醫學院 === 口腔衛生科學研究所 === 85 === The Evaluation of the dental health for the middle-aged and
elderly populationin Northern and Eastern Taiwan According to
the lack of information about oral health condition ofour senior
citizens (over 35 years), the Health Beauro referredKMC to make
a three-year-investigation. This article surveyed 1203samples
in Northern and Eastern Taiwan by questionnaire and oral
examination.After analysis, results showed:(1) Average age: 55.5
years old(2) DMFT: DT = 3.6±5.6, MT = 5.6±7.7, FT = 0.9±1.7,
DMFT = 10.1±8.4, Remained Natural teeth = 22.4±7.7, Caries
rate = 16.1%, Filling rate = 4.0%. The DMFT and Caries rate
increase with age, while the Remained natural teeth and
Filling rate decrease.(3) CPITN average: Health periodontium
(0): 10.1%, Bleeding gum (1): 8.4%, Calculus deposition (2):
53.9%, Shallow periodontal pocket (3): 17.6%, Deep
periodontal pocket (4): 4.5%, Missing tooth (x): 5.5%. The
Healthy periodontium decreases with age. Calculus deposition
had the highest incidence over all ages. The Shallow
pockets prevails the ages between 55-64, while most Deep
periodontal pockets occurs to people elder than 65.(4)
Periodontal health relates to the following factors with
statistical significant difference: Sex, Age, Education,
Profession, Insurance, Family situation, Brushing frequency,
Usage of brush and dental floss, Scaling, Smoking, Betel nut
chewing, The Timing, Reasons and Feel of looking for dental
service, Choice of dentist, General history of Rheumatic
disease and Cardiovascular disease.(5) Caries condition relates
to the following factors with statistical significant
difference: Age, Education, Profession, Insurance, Family
situation, Brushing frequency, Usage of Brush, Fluoride
toothpaste and tooth picks, Desserts, Scaling, Smoking, Betel
nut chewing, The Timing and Reasons of looking for dental
service, Choice of dentist, General history of Rheumatic
disease, Endocrine disorder and Cardiovascular disease.(6)
Remained natural teeth relate to the following factors with
statistical significant difference: Age, Education, Profession,
Insurance, Family situation, Usage of Fluoride toothpaste,
Desserts, Chewing gum, Scaling, Smoking, Betel nut chewing,
The Timing and Reasons of looking for dental service, Choice
of dentist, General history of Rheumatic disease, Endocrine
disorder and Cardiovacular disease.(7) 39% need maxillary
prosthesis, 44% need mandibular prosthesis, Almost 30% of
denture users didn''t wear the denture properly, so only 32.1%
of them had good function with their prosthesis.(8) Both of the
nature teeth and the denture, the Oral hygiene conditions are
poor.Key word: dental health, middle-aged & elderly population,
Northern & Eastern Taiwan.
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