上海市静安区社区老年人群缺牙状况调查

The survey of tooth missing of aged population in Jing'an district in Shanghai

目的:了解上海市静安区社区老年人牙齿缺失及修复情况。方法:采用问卷调查和口腔检查方法,抽样调查了上海市静安区973例社区65岁以上的老年人的牙齿缺失及修复情况。结果:在抽样调查的973例样本中,发现缺牙者888例,缺牙率为91.3%,人均缺牙数为10.34颗,缺牙修复率51.9%。在888例缺牙者中,牙列缺损者占78.1%,修复率为41.0%;牙列缺失者占21.9%,修复率为90.8%。男女老年人缺牙及修复状况均无显著差异。年龄高的老年人群缺牙比例高,而修复比例无显著差异。文化程度低的老年人群缺牙比例高。经济状况好的老年人群牙列缺损修复比例高。结论:社区老年人缺牙率高,修复率低。应加强关注老年人缺牙问题,采取相关措施提高修复率,从而提高老年人生活质量。

Objective： To investigate the situation of tooth missing and restoration of aged people in communities of Jing＇ an district in Shanghai. Material and Methods： By questionnaires and tooth examinations on their tooth missing and restoration status, 973 aged people above 65 years old in communities were investigated. Results： Of the 973 survey sample, 888 people had at least one tooth loss, the rate of tooth missing was 91.3%, the average number of missing teeth was 10.34, and the rate of missing tooth restored was 51.9%. Among the 888 people with tooth missing, the rate of dentition defect was 78.1% with restoration rate as 41.0%, while the rate of dentition loss was 21.9%, and which repair rate was 90.8%. There is no significantly difference of tooth missing and repair rates between male and females. People with high age had more tooth missing than lower aged people, but there was no difference in repair rates. Those with lower education condition had higher tooth missing rate, and people with better economic condition had higher tooth restoration rates. Conclusions： In this investigation, the tooth missing rate is high, while the rehabilitation rates are low among those investigated. Community health providers should pay more attention on the tooth missing among aged populations and take related intervention to improve the tooth missing repair rate, and therefore to improve their quality of their life.