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KMID : 1157520160120030193
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International Journal of Clinical Preventive Dentistry
2016 Volume.12 No. 3 p.193 ~ p.201
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Oral Health of the Adults and the Aged People about the Denture Needs in Nepal
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Salindra Thapa
Kim Hong-Sik
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Abstract
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Objective: To investigate the dentures needs, dentures wore rate and requirement/demand of dentures for prime of manhood and elderly would be very important to establish the oral health policy in Nepal. So, for this reasons estimated the number of dentists and dental technicians to be helpful to the Nepal Oral Health improvement in the future.
Methods: Through a questionnaire survey for 400 peoples from age 30 to 60, who lived in city and countryside of Nepal residence were participated in this study to examine the numbers of tooth loss, rate of dental caries as well as periodontal disease, reason for the tooth extraction, dentures possession as well as hygiene, frequency of dental visits were surveyed with a questionnaire method and the obtained results were as follows.
Results: Nepal adults and senile have had a 74% loss of teeth with caries experience among them 70.3% people have no any prosthodontics and dentures. 77.5% adults/seniors had lost a tooth and never felt the need to visit the dental clinics. Nepalese people have been investigated that due to poor economy have not received dental services.
Conclusion: In order to improve the good oral health for the people of Nepal, it was needed oral health education, reasonable cost and more number of dental personnel as dentists, and dental technicians must be supplied.
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KEYWORD
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oral health in Nepal, denture need, oral health habit, dentistry in Nepal
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