口腔健康教育在老年全口义齿修复患者中的作用

Effect of oral health education on elderly patients with complete denture

目的探讨口腔健康教育对老年患者全口义齿修复效果的影响。方法 107例老年无牙颌患者分两组,受教育组77人,未受教育组30人。全口义齿修复过程中,对受教育组患者进行系统的和有针对性的口腔健康教育,采用问卷形式及通过对义齿牙面食糜宽度的测量进行效果评估。结果受教育组患者对其全口义齿修复满意率为88.15%,未受教育组为73.33%,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。受教育组患者全口义齿牙面食糜宽度为(0.4±0.3)mm,未受教育组为(1.8±0.4)mm,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。结论通过有效的口腔健康教育,可以取得他们与医护人员的积极配合,进而提高老年患者对义齿的满意率和修复治疗效果。

Objective To study the effects of oral health education in elderly patients with complete denture.Methods A total of 107 edentulous elderly patients were divided into educated group（n=77） and non-educated group（n=30）.Patients in educated group received systematic and corresponding oral health education during their complete denture was made.Width of food plaque on denture surface was measured to evaluate the effects of oral health education using questionnaires.Results The satisfactory rate of the educated and non-educated patients was 88.15% and 73.33%,respectively（P0.01）.The width of food plaque on the denture surface was（0.4±0.3）mm and（1.8±0.4）mm,respectively,in educated and non-educated patients（P0.01）.Conclusion Oral health education can help to achieve the cooperation of elderly patients and their accompanies,thus improving the satisfactory rate and therapeutic effects of their complete denture.