中西医结合口腔健康宣教对社区老年人牙周健康状况的应用效果

Application effect of oral health education combined with traditional Chinese and western medicine on periodontal health status of elderly people in the community

目的探讨中西医结合口腔健康宣教对社区老年人牙周健康的应用效果。方法招募肇庆市65~74岁常住居民160例作为研究对象,根据招募编号单双号分为对照组(n=78)及研究组(n=77)。对照组受试者接受常规口腔健康宣教,研究组受试者在常规口腔健康宣教的基础上实行中医口腔保健,比较2组受试者宣教前后的菌斑软垢指数(DI)、牙石指数(CI)、牙龈指数(GI)及牙周探诊深度(深、浅牙周袋检出情况)。结果宣教前,2组受试者DI、CI、GI及浅、深牙周袋检出率比较,差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。宣教后,2组受试者DI、CI、GI及浅、深牙周袋检出率等牙周健康状况均有改善,且研究组牙周健康状况优于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论中西医结合口腔健康宣教有助于促进社区老年人牙周健康。

Objective To investigate the application effect of oral health education combined with traditional Chinese and western medicine on the periodontal health in the elderly residents in the community.Methods A total of 160 permanent residents aged 65-74 in Zhaoqing City were enrolled as research subjects,and divided into the control group(n=78)and the research group(n=77)based on their recruitment numbers.The control group received routine oral health instruction,and the research group received traditional Chinese medicine oral health care methods on the basis of routine oral health education.The plaque debris index(DI),calculus index(CI),gingival index(GI)and probing depth(detection of deep and shallow periodontal pockets)of the periodontal pockets were compared before and after oral health education.Results Before the health education,there were no significant differences in DI,CI,GI,shallow and deep periodontal pocket detection rate between the two groups(P>0.05).After the health education,the periodontal health status of the subjects in two groups,such as DI,CI,GI and the detection rate of shallow and deep periodontal pockets,were improved,and the periodontal health of the study group was better than that of the control group,with all statistical significance(P<0.05).Conclusion Oral health education combined with traditional Chinese and western medicine can help promote periodontal health status in the elderly in the community.