[Caries prevalence in people aged over 50 years living in the province of Lublin].
A group of 2022 people aged over 50 years were examined in a search for possible effects of various social features on the condition of teeth. Each feature was recorded in a special inquiry and then all data were put in order, and subjected to statistical and epidemiological-demographic analysis. The examination demonstrated a very bad condition of teeth in males and females. Thus the greatest number of carietic teeth, that is 2.21 per 14.92% of complete denture was in the group aged 50-55 years. A very high proportion of carietic teeth (21.55%) was in the individuals never receiving stomatological services and those who had never had proper stomatological care (1.11%). The obtained results show a considerable relationship between the persisting teeth and the availability of stomatological treatment, distance from the place of residence to specialist outpatient clinic, and the need for teeth treatment which was not felt by a high proportion of these people. Most of them came to the dentist only with strong pain. The bad condition of teeth in this group was caused by lack of adequate stomatological health education, lack of adequate prophylactic care, and lack of early treatment of stomatognathic system.
Wysokińska-Miszczuk
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Jabłoński
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D001294:Attitude to Health; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology
Wystepowanie próchnicy zbów u osób po 50 roku zycia zamieszkałych w wojewodztwie lubelskim.