[Prosthetic status, conditions of the oral mucosa and temporomandibular joint, as well as treatment needs in the elderly population of a Hungarian city (Györ) II]. / Egy magyar nagyváros (Györ) idöskorú lakosságának protetikai statusa, szájnyálkahártya és állkapocsízületi kezelési szükséglete (II.).

In a Hungarian city a special oral health survey concerning prosthetic status, oral mucosa and temporo-mandibular joint condition of the elderly population has been performed by standardized methods. The most frequent prosthetic finding was the removable prosthetic appliance (denture). It is suggested, that the number of dentures should be decreased with higher priority for the preservation of natural dentition and it should be achieved to change the dentures at proper intervals among denture-wearing patients. The prevalence of temporo-mandibular joint function-disturbances was low. In order to diagnose earlier the praecancerous lesions and conditions a regular oral health survey at least once a year among the people above 55 years of age should be organized.

[Dental status and treatment requirements of the elderly population of Györ, a major Hungarian city (I)]. / Egy magyar nagyváros (Györ) idöskorú lakosságának fogazati statusa és kezelési szükséglete (I.).

We performed a 'random sampling' oral health survey in a Hungarian city among the elderly population. This examination was a part of an International Standard Research. The most important result of this survey is, the high number of toothless and edentulous persons. Therefore, the demand for periodontal and restorative treatment is unimportant from the point of view of epidemiology. We emphasize, that it is very important to save the remains of dentition by improvement of personal ral hygiene, regular scaling and crown or bridgework in addition to prosthetic rehabilitation.