老年人口腔健康行为对口腔常见疾病发病率的影响

Study of effects of oral health behaviors of aged people on the incidence of oral common diseases

目的了解北京市海淀区双榆树社区老年人口腔健康行为现状及口腔常见疾病的发病情况,并研究前者对后者的影响。方法采用随机抽样调查方法,对双榆树社区182名老年人进行口腔健康行为调查,根据调查结果分为口腔健康行为良好组和不良组。并进行口腔健康情况检查龋病、牙周病及牙齿缺损的发病情况。结果龋病、牙周病、牙齿缺损是该社区老年人的口腔多发病。口腔健康行为良好组发病率分别为42.10%、48.24%及67.54%,而口腔健康行为不良组发病率分别为60.29%、76.47%及85.29%。口腔健康行为良好组龋病、牙周病及牙齿缺损发病率比口腔健康行为不良组低,并均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论大力加强口腔健康教育,提高社区老年居民的自我口腔保健能力,可有效控制口腔多发疾病的高发病率。

Objective To investigate the current statuses of oral health behaviors of aged people and the incidences of oral common diseases, and study effects of oral health behaviors on the incidence of oral common diseases. Methods We used the method of simple random sampling to conduct a survey among 182 aged people in Shuangyushu Community, Haidian District, Beijing City on the oral health behaviors. They were divided into good oral health behavior group and poor oral health behavior group. Examine incidences of caries, periodontal disease and tooth defect. Results Caries, periodontal disease and tooth defect were common diseases in aged people in this community, whose incidences were 42.10% ,48.24% and 67.54% in the group with good oral health behaviors, while whose in- cidences were 60.29% ,76.47% and 85.29% in the group with poor oral health behaviors. The incidences in the former group were lower than those in the latter group,and there was statistical difference （ P 〈 0.05 in all comparison）. Conclusions It is helpful for control of incidences of oral common diseases to strengthen oral health education and improve oral care ability of aged people in commu- nities.