Give Mom and Dad Good Teeth, Don’t Let Missing Teeth Affect Their Lives

The newly revised Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly after the implementation of the first Elderly Festival, in the various associations and public welfare organizations in the sympathy activities, in the face of sumptuous dishes, many elderly people can only “look at the food and sigh”, which is an important reason – the teeth do not compete. China’s elderly missing teeth situation is worrisome A data show that there are probably more than 300 million people in China have varying degrees of missing teeth, this is because our country has entered the aging society, and missing teeth, is often a sign of aging. In China, 80% to 90% of the elderly have varying degrees of missing teeth, more than 80% of more than 60-year-olds missing more than three teeth. And internationally, the universal standard is to still have 20 healthy natural teeth at the age of 80. What is even more terrible is that missing teeth lead to facial deformation, unclear pronunciation, alveolar bone atrophy, chewing function loss induced periodontal diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, affecting the health of neighboring teeth, and many other drawbacks are also coming, which seriously affect the quality of life of the elderly in old age as well as the life expectancy. Concerned about the quality of life of the elderly missing teeth With the progress of science and technology and social development, “old teeth” has long ceased to be a natural phenomenon in people’s imagination, as long as we have good living habits and oral health care awareness, can reach or even exceed the “80 years of age can still have 20 healthy natural teeth The international standard of “20 healthy natural teeth at the age of 80” can be met or even exceeded. Of course, there is no need to worry about the old people who have already lost their teeth, the medical science and technology in remedying tooth loss is also rapidly changing, and improving the quality of life in old age is never an empty word.