口腔科日常门诊工作中,老年人龋齿、牙周炎等牙病的发生率高达90％以上。这主要是由于老年人对口腔自我保健认识不足,存在一些误区。误区之一,认为“老年人掉牙是必然的”。其实,绝大多数老人牙齿的脱落或被拔除,是由于对牙病不重视,如早期牙周病不治,初龋不补,任其发展,造成“小洞不补,大洞吃苦”、“早期不治,晚期拔牙”的后果。如早期积极预防、治疗龋齿,老人也会有一副好牙。误区之二,某些老人,受“牙病不算病”的错 Stomatology routine clinic work, the elderly dental caries, periodontitis and other dental diseases as high as 90%. This is mainly due to the elderly lack of awareness of oral self-care, there are some errors. Misunderstanding one, that “the elderly tooth loss is inevitable.” In fact, the vast majority of elderly people whose teeth have been detached or removed are due to the lack of attention to dental diseases such as early periodontal disease, initial decadentness and their development, resulting in “ Dead, late tooth extraction ”consequences. If early active prevention, treatment of dental caries, the elderly will have a good tooth. Misunderstanding two, some elderly people, by the “dental disease is not wrong” fault