Old person tooth four major problems and prevention method

Editor's note: The human often said that,The human old tooth falls first, therefore very many old people do not lose teeth work as matter.But the world health the goal which decides to the old person is: To 80 years old, must hold 20 teeth at least.Actually, achieved this goal is not difficult, so long as the academic society correct protects the tooth method.September 20, 2008 is 20th “the nation loves the tooth date”, its subject is “pays attention to the middle-aged person and old person oral cavity health”.Therefore, this edition invites the expert especially, the oral cavity health care proposed the concrete proposal for the old person.

　　The World Health Organization once set the goal in 2001 to the middle-aged person and old person tooth health care: When 80 years old, some 20 teeth can chew normally at least.But in our country, this June, the third national oral cavity healthy epidemiology investigation result which the medical department announces demonstrated that, in 65-74 year-old senior citizen, the dental caries prevalence rate reaches as high as 98.4%, the tooth week health rate 14.1%; Has the tooth flaw to have 86.1%, preserves the tooth number is equally 20.97.

　　Regarding this, the expert indicated that, the gum withers, the root of a tooth appears externally is the present middle-aged person and old person most main oral cavity question.


The dental caries are sick seriously.Because the dental caries morbidity by the bacterium primarily, the old person the root of a tooth exposition increases, causes the root face decayed tooth disease incidence rate ascension.In addition, the remnant root remnant crown is the middle-aged person and old person decayed tooth gets sick the most serious performance.

　　Tooth body damage and abrasion.When earliest permanent tooth 6 years old sprouts, if 80 year old of this tooth has not fallen, has used the entire 74 years.After the such long time, some people clean the teeth the method not to be correct in addition, even if the tooth is again hard, also can have the damage and the abrasion unavoidably.Therefore, protects the tooth first to want the standard to clean the teeth the method: With wool toothbrush; The insistence will clean every day sooner or later the teeth; The use contains the fluorine toothpaste; After the food rinses mouth; Use toothpick thread and so on.

　　Periodontosis worsening.Although periodontosis is not the middle-aged person and old person “the patent”, but its morbidity situation is actually more serious than other age section.If some people on have never washed the tooth from the birth, accumulates along with the time, the tooth stone product are more, suffers from the tooth week disease the probability to become more and more high.

　　Oral cancer disease incidence rate rise.The expert reminds, the oral cancer quite is common in the senior citizen, if has the incisive remnant root, the remnant crown as well as repairs the body to bite cheek, tongue or the oral cavity ulcer several months repeatedly not good cannot convalesce and so on, should as promptly as the hospital inspection.

　　Except above question, the cuneate damage, oral cavity mucous membrane sickness and so on is also affecting our country senior citizen's oral cavity health.The expert suggested, in order to achieve as soon as possible the World Health Organization proposed the goal, achieves at least:

　　1. insistences correct cleans the teeth the custom.

　　2. every half year goes to the hospital inspection to 1 year, had the gum hemorrhage, when in particular Leng Retong or the mastication the toothache and so on, must go see a doctor immediately.

　　3. toeet are less more must treasure.Many middle-aged people and old people when are left over several teeth, disliked the trouble then wanted all to pull out the tooth the peaceful artificial tooth.Actually, not only retains the natural tooth to be able as far as possible to avoid the tooth socket bone the absorption, also may enhance the artificial tooth the stability and the mastication function.

　　In addition, says from the Chinese medicine angle, suitable “the hitting of upper teeth against lower” and “transports the tongue” all is the oral cavity health care good method.“The hitting of upper teeth against lower” namely “fights” for on lower teeth, every day sooner or later each one time, each time 15; “Transports the tongue” is refers with the tongue back and forth rotates in the mouth, the promotion sialorrhea, to prevents the mucous membrane mouth to have certain effect dryly.In the diet aspect, the middle-aged person and old person should little eat the sweets, the soft food.▲