Prevalence of Caries and Edentulous in 65-74 Years Old Adults in Ulanbator / Монголын Анагаах Ухаан

ABSTRACT

Background: Many industrialized countries are witnessing a demographic evolution characterized by the aging of their population. For people over aged 65 year, the prevalence of tooth decay, gum disease and oral cancer is higher than for the general population and higher rates for edentulism (missing teeth), few sound teeth and more filled and decayed teeth than the general population. Risk factors for oral diseases include unhealthy diet, tobacco use, harmful alcohol use, and poor oral hygiene. There is no research work concerning the oral health status of the older population aged 65-74 years old. These age group is selected because they were the adult population groups recommended by the WHO for oral health survey. The purpose of this study was to determine prevalence of caries and edentulous of 65-74 years old and living in the Ulanbator. Methods: An epidemiological survey of 365 older people aged 65-74 was carried out in 2008. It followed the WHO methodology to assessing the oral health status and caries lesions, fi llings, missing teeth were recorded using the WHO criteria. Result: The mean age was 68.70.16. The DMFT index at 65-74 years for the Ulanbator population was 19.50.89 DMFT. Caries prevalence was 52.7% among older people. 4.1% were fully dentate, 21.6% were edentulous, 74.2% were partial edentulism, respectively. Mean number of decayed teeth (DT index) was 3.4, fi lling teeth (FT index) was 2.3, missing teeth (MT index) was 18.0. Conclusion: We carried out this study 365 older people aged 65-74. This preliminary study provide evidence in the direction of building the base of knowledge on prevalence of caries and edentulous elderly person in Ulanbator. The planning and implementation of any strategy for oral health status improvement is crucial alongside the countrys infrastructure development.