Oral health status and its influencing factors in middle-aged and elderly people aged 50 years old and above in Songjiang District， Shanghai
10.19428/j.cnki.sjpm.2025.24850
- VernacularTitle:上海市松江区50岁及以上中老年人群口腔健康状况及其影响因素
- Author:
Chao YANG
1
;
Chunxia YAO
2
;
Tengyue TIAN⁃XU
3
;
Guiling GAO
2
;
Feng JIANG
1
;
Juan XU
4
Author Information
1. Chongming Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai 202150, China
2. Songjiang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 201620, China
3. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Beijing Stomatological Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
4. Department of Stomatology, Sijing Hospital, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201601, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
population aged 50 and above;
oral health;
number of teeth;
influencing factor;
oral hygiene habit
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
2025;37(4):356-360
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo investigate the status of tooth loss in people aged 50 and above, so as to understand their oral health status and provide scientific evidences for promoting oral health of middle-aged and elderly people. MethodsA total of 400 patients who visited the department of stomatology at Sijing Hospital in Songjiang District of Shanghai were performed oral health examinations and their information was collected according to the national epidemiological survey standards for oral health. ResultsThere were statistically significant differences in tooth loss among people aged 50 and above with different ages, educational levels, occupations, types of medical insurance and chronic diseases (P<0.05), but gender and monthly income had no statistically significant correlations with tooth loss (P>0.05). Among lifestyle factors, smoking, alcohol consumption and tea drinking had no statistically significant impacts on the number of remaining teeth (P>0.05), but toothbrushing frequency, flossing frequency, toothpick use frequency, toothbrush replacement frequency, and tooth loosening were statistically associated with the number of remaining teeth (P<0.05). Multiple linear regression analyses indicated that a total of 7 related factors including age, educational level, occupation, medical payment type, chronic disease, tooth loosening and toothpick use frequency were significantly associated with the number level of remaining teeth in individuals aged 50 and above. ConclusionAge, chronic disease, and tooth loosening were influencing factors affecting the number of teeth left in people aged 50 and above. It is recommended to strengthen oral health education and improve healthcare awareness to reduce the risk of tooth loss in people aged 50 and above.
