More than three toothless elderly people in Guangdong have caries per capita
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Last Update: 2013-09-17
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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In Guangdong Province, the average age of 65-74 is 3.37, but the filling rate is only 6.68% At the same time, the loss of teeth of the old mother-in-law is more than that of the old father-in-law This is what the reporter learned from yesterday's national "tooth loving day" publicity activity held in Xiaoyuan new village community, Haizhu District, Guangzhou September 20 is the national tooth loving day The theme of this year's "national tooth loving day" is "caring for the elderly, repairing lost teeth" According to the relevant survey, the caries rate of the 65-74 age group in Guangdong Province is 74.17%, and the caries rate per capita is 3.37, but the filling rate is only 6.68% 62.08% of the elderly had gingival bleeding and 87.22% had calculus Only 23.19% of the elderly have more than 28 teeth, 63.47% of the elderly have more than 20 teeth Experts say women lose bone calcium quickly after the age of 49, so they lose more teeth than men Experts pointed out that oral diseases and systemic diseases can affect each other Common periodontal diseases can induce or aggravate systemic diseases, such as premature delivery, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, etc AIDS, hepatitis B and other blood borne diseases will also show up in the mouth.
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