title: [Health of the stomatognathic system in old people].
abstract: For obtaining detailed average data on the state of teeth and oral hygiene 2022 subjects aged over 50 years were examined collecting data on their socioeconomic status and stomatological characteristics, including the condition of teeth, the condition of prosthetic replacements and the pathological and physiological features of the mouth. In women and men the condition of teeth was not satisfactory. On the average, the studied subjects had only about 30% of full dental arches, e.g. in the group 50-55 years 49% had full dentition. Despite such high loss of teeth about 33% of these subjects were not wearing any prosthetic appliances. The obtained data show an evident correlation between the condition of teeth, wearing of prosthetic appliances and the availability of stomatological health care, distance form the place of residence to the nearest stomatological care unit and the demand for such care which was not expressed by a considerable proportion of these subjects. The unsatisfactory oral hygiene in the examined population was due to insufficient awareness of the need for prophylactic and therapeutic measures which could be related to insufficient information received prior to the age of 50 years. This conclusion was based on the results of interviews conducted with these subjects.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wysokińska-Miszczuk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004245:DMF Index; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D003778:Dentures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D011044:Poland; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Stan zdrowotności narzadu zucia osób w starszym wieku.