Surveys on dental caries status in 122 high performance fighter pilots
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-6239.2013.02.005
- VernacularTitle:122名高性能战斗机飞行员患龋状况调查
- Author:
Lin CHEN
1
;
Jing L(U)
1
;
Xiao-xia ZANG
1
;
Dong-xia LI
1
;
Jie KE
1
;
Jian-chang WANG
1
Author Information
1. 空军总医院口腔科,北京,100142
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dental caries;
Dental pulp cavity;
Periapical diseases;
Oral hygiene
- From:
Chinese Journal of Aerospace Medicine
2013;24(2):95-98,封2
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the status of dental caries prevalence in high performance fighter pilots,so as to propose suggestions to fighter pilot's oral health care.Methods The status of dental caries and endodontic problems of 103 male and 19 female high performance fighter pilots were investigated by oral examination and panoramic radiographs,including number of dental caries,degree of dental caries,status of periapical diseases and the treatment they had been received.The severity of dental caries was decided by if the dental caries reached dental pulp.The curative effect of root canal therapy (RCT) for the caries reached dental pulp cases was analyzed.Results The dental caries prevalence rate in 122 high performance fighter pilots was 41.0％.It showed significant difference between male and female pilots (x2 =9.950,P＜0.01) in where the prevalence showed 35.0％ and 73.7％ respectively.The rate of periapical lesion was 9.0％ while in male and female pilots was 7.8％ and 15.8％ respectively and showed no significant difference between genders.There were 155 caries teeth found,including 63 teeth's caries reached the dental pulp and 17 dental caries teeth suffered from periapical lesion.Not all but 94.2％ dental caries teeth were treated by filling restoration and only 54.0％ dental pulp reached caries teeth were treated by RCT.Conclusions It is disquieting on the status of oral health in high performance fighter pilots.It is suggested to improve the current medical selection criteria of pilot's oral examination,especially for the chronic dental diseases with the potential hazard of acute inflammation,as well as to enhance the treatment and oral healthcare level for the pilots.
