"Doctor, I have only 10 teeth left before I was 60 years old. Am I not alive for a long time?" Grandma Wang, 70, came to the dentistry for the first time. Grandma Wang’s teeth were not very good when she was young, and there were a lot of dental caries in her mouth. At about 40 y

"Doctor, I have only 10 teeth left before I was 60 years old. Am I still alive? "html 70-year-old Grandma Wang came to the dentistry for the first time.

When Grandma Wang was young, she had bad teeth. She had a lot of Carates .

is about 40 years old, and her teeth gradually begin to fall off and break. But she is naturally resistant to dentists and is unwilling to go to the hospital for treatment. She only thinks that this is a normal manifestation of aging .

As time goes by, Grandma Wang’s teeth in her mouth become fewer and fewer. Before she was 60 years old, she only had 10 teeth left and often ate liquid food.

Doctor looked at her mouth full of residual roots and crowns. After asking, he learned that she still had serious s stomach problems , and she was sallow and thin.

Talking about why I came to the dental department for a sudden visit, Grandma Wang explained that by chance, she saw an article saying that teeth are related to lifespan . Falling out is a manifestation of aging. There are few teeth, which indicates that life has begun to enter the countdown. Grandma Wang felt very scared, so she came to the dental department for treatment.

The doctor was a little amused about Grandma Wang’s concerns, but she still comforted her not to worry too much.

1. When a person gets old, he will lose his teeth? Don’t be fooled by “old teeth”

I believe everyone has heard the saying “old teeth”. Many people still believe it and think that people will lose teeth when they are old. But is this the truth?

Si Yan, director of the Prevention Department of Peking University Dental Hospital, pointed out that , "old teeth" is not an inevitable phenomenon . If you can maintain oral health, you can avoid missing .

The most common cause of tooth deficiency in clinical practice is Periodontal disease . After suffering from periodontal disease, it will cause atrophy and loss of tissues supporting teeth such as gums, which will then cause teeth to loosen and fall off. Some people have tooth loss because of caries . The caries are not treated in time and develop into residual roots, residual crowns, dental trauma , etc., which can also induce tooth loss.

In addition, some middle-aged and elderly people have tooth loss and are related to osteoporosis . Disease with osteoporosis will cause changes in the structure of fixing the maxillary and mandible bones, which will eventually cause teeth to fall off.

2. Tooth loss may affect whole body health

A Danish study conducted a 21-year follow-up of 573 elderly people. It was found that the disability rate of the elderly people with all teeth falling off and less than 10 remaining teeth increased by 2.81 and 2.13 times compared with those with more than 20 teeth.

Missing teeth will not only affect the beauty, it is a matter that affects the whole body. Once the teeth are missing, it will cause the alveolar bone to lack normal physiological stimulation, which will easily lead to atrophy and . If the number of missing teeth is too large, the entire structure of the oral cavity will be damaged, causing the teeth to tilt, shift , etc. to occur.

and teeth loss will also affect the normal chewing function . If you can't bite things for a long time, it will make people unable to intake enough nutrients, which will lead to malnutrition and digestive diseases.

There are multiple nerves in our mouth connected to the brain. Chewing multiple times a day can stimulate the brain. Some people who have decreased chewing volume due to missing teeth may cause the decline in memory decline to accelerate .

"White Paper on Prevention and Treatment of Tooth Deficiency" further pointed out that people with tooth deficiency have gastric cancer and intestinal cancer will have a 30% higher risk of than normal people. In addition to the problem of poor nutrition absorption, the risk of heart disease, cardiovascular disease and stomach disease will also increase.

3. After the age of 60, how many teeth are left is normal?

WHO "8020" plan points out that People aged 80 should have at least 20 functional teeth, and the plan is also applicable to middle-aged and elderly people aged 60.

If you have fewer than 20 teeth at the age of 60, you need to pay attention to it. A professional dental hospital will seek medical treatment in a timely manner, and repair and implant according to the doctor's advice.

In life, we can judge whether the teeth are healthy through self-observation. Everyone needs to learn these two methods.

. Whether there are small black dots

There are small black dots on teeth that are often prompted for caries . After caries are found, you must go to the dentist for treatment in time and do not allow it to develop. Dental caries gradually develop and invade the roots of the teeth, and then the teeth will not be preserved.