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HOOTH LOSS AND RISK FACTORS AMONG ELDERLY VIETNAMESE
Minh Son NGUYEN
DDS , PhD student Institute of Dentistry , University of Tartu , Estonia
Head of the Prosthodontic Department Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy
Da Nang , Vietnam
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Dr . Nguyen Minh Son is a Prosthodontist . He is currently a PhD student at the University of Tartu ( 2014- 2018 ). He completed the dental curriculum at the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 2007 . He has been a lecturer at the Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy Vietnam since 2008 and he was appointed Head of the Prosthodontic Department in 2014 . His research is related to prosthodontics , community dental health , and geriatric dentistry . He currently co-operates with the Institute of Dentistry , the University of Tartu for research related to temporomandibular disorders among the Vietnamese elderly , the oral health of Vietnamese schoolchildren , and malocclusion in Vietnamese Osteogenesis Imperfecta . He was awarded the 1st award at the annual conference of the Faculty of Medicine , University of Tartu , 2015 and the First prize at the National Scientific Conference in Medicine and Pharmacy for Vietnamese Young Researchers , in 2010 and 2012 .
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According to the WHO , which age group represents the older population in the oral health survey ?
qa . Over 60 years old ; qb . From 60 to 80 years old ; qc . From 65 to 74 years old ; qd . It depends on the method of study .
According to the WHO , as the target of oral health care older people have to :
qa . Maintain at least 20 functional teeth ; qb . Maintain at least 16 functional teeth ; qc . Visit a dentist twice a year ; qd . Have prosthesis to replace the missing teeth .
According the Oral health survey of WHO for the older population , the M component in the DMFT index represents a missing tooth due to :
qa . Dental caries , excluding the third molar ; qb . Periodontal disease , excluding the third molar ; qc . Dental caries and periodontal disease , excluding the third molar ; qd . Any reason , including the third molar .
Which score of DMFT represents a high level of dental caries among the older population ?
qa . DMFT≥ 8 ; qb . DMFT≥10 ; qc . DMFT≥12 ; qd . DMFT≥14 .
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