PMID- 30255172 OWN - Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH CI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH OCI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH TA - Chin J Dent Res JT - Chinese Journal of Dental Research IS - 1867-5646 (Electronic) IS - 1462-6446 (Print) IP - 3 VI - 21 PST - ppublish DP - 2018 PG - 213-220 LA - en TI - Dental Caries in Chinese Elderly People: Findings from the 4th National Oral Health Survey LID - 10.3290/j.cjdr.a41077 [doi] FAU - Gao, Yi Bo AU - Gao Y FAU - Hu, Tao AU - Hu T FAU - Zhou, Xue Dong AU - Zhou X FAU - Shao, Rui AU - Shao R FAU - Cheng, Ran AU - Cheng R FAU - Wang, Guo Song AU - Wang G FAU - Yang, Ying Ming AU - Yang Y FAU - Li, Xue AU - Li X FAU - Yuan, Bo AU - Yuan B FAU - Xu, Ting AU - Xu T FAU - Wang, Xing AU - Wang X FAU - Feng, Xi Ping AU - Feng X FAU - Tai, Bao Jun AU - Tai B FAU - Hu, De Yu AU - Hu D FAU - Lin, Huan Cai AU - Lin H FAU - Wang, Bo AU - Wang B FAU - Si, Yan AU - Si Y FAU - Wang, Chun Xiao AU - Wang C FAU - Zheng, Shu Guo AU - Zheng S FAU - Liu, Xue Nan AU - Liu X FAU - Rong, Wen Sheng AU - Rong W FAU - Wang, Wei Jian AU - Wang W FAU - Yin, Wei AU - Yin W CN - OT - caries OT - elderly people OT - prevalence OT - risk factors OT - the 4th National Oral Health Survey AB - Objective: To investigate the dental caries status and related factors in Chinese elderly people, using data from the 4th National Oral Health Survey of China. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a multistage, cluster strategy was used to recruit 4,431participants (2,222 male and 2,209 female) aged 65 to 74 years from all 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of the mainland of China. The survey was performed according to the diagnostic standard proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Socio-demographic information was collected with a closed questionnaire. Results: The caries prevalence in 65 to 74-year-olds was rather high; the report shows it was 98.0% (DMFT ≥ 1) among elderly people in China. The mean DMFT, DT, MT and FT was 13.33 ± 9.32, 3.33 ± 4.17, 9.50 ± 8.66 and 0.49 ± 1.41, respectively. The filling rate was very low, assessed as 12.8%. The number of DMFT related to gender, residential district type, educational level, level of annual household income, toothbrushing frequency, consumption frequency of desserts, attitudes to oral health and oral health-related knowledge. Conclusion: The prevalence of dental caries in Chinese elderly people is rather high and a lot of decayed teeth still need to be filled and suitable prevention and treatment for this group is urgently needed. AID - 851853