Status and analysis of oral disease burden: comparison of the domestic and overseas data
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1002-0098.2017.06.014
- VernacularTitle: 国内外口腔疾病负担的现况和分析
- Author:
Yuan MENG
1
;
Xuenan LIU
1
;
Shuguo ZHENG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Cost of illness;
Oral disease burden;
Epidemiological burden;
Economic burden
- From:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
2017;52(6):386-389
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
At present, it has been regarded that oral disease was one of the most prevalent problems for people's general health around the world. Oral disease burden study focuses on the pressure and effect of oral diseases to the whole social economy and people's health. Oral disease burden, as a public health problem, needs to be attached importance in China and foreign countries. By means of retrieving the literature, this review article summarizes the progress of domestic and oversea studies on oral disease burden, analyses the epidemiological burden through the indicators such as the prevalence rate, decayed missing and filled teeth, disability adjusted life years, disability weights, and illustrates the economic burden of oral diseases by using part of the data. Results shows that the oral disease burden is obvious in most countries and regions both in China and foreign countries. The study of oral disease burden in China has not been well developed. Giving priority to dental caries, periodontal disease and tooth loss, the prevalence of oral diseases in China is high. The rate of seeking dental treatments is low and the proportion of self-supporting treatments is high. In general, the epidemiological and economic burden of oral diseases is heavier in China than that in the rest of the world.
