the Institute of dental and maxillofacial surgery in Madrid says that it is possible to improve the oral health of the population with primary prevention measures.
Madrid, November of 2012- after the recent study published by the know about the Spanish population oral health, which is estimated at around 50% of individuals from age 45 suffer from periodontitis, medical dental Institute team and maxillofacial in Madrid says that oral health is improved in our country and that that can be achieved through the application of measures of primary prevention and awareness-raising campaigns on the importance of periodic revisions to the specialist.
Diseases of the gums and tissues of the tooth, i.e., periodontitis, support increased its frequency depending on the age of the population. The lack of habit for dental revisions mean in many cases a late diagnosis of the disease and, as a result, the loss of teeth that could have been kept in the mouth.
In the case of definitive loss of teeth, the best technique to replace them are implants of endosseous, that currently it is possible to place them on the same day that extractions are performed you dentarÃas and often loaded with dentures in that same medical Act also. It is clear that the long-term survival of implants more than 35 years with greater than 90% success rates provided patients disciplining with hygiene and visits your professional. Thus, a problem detected on time could be treated.
Therefore, it is possible to improve the oral health of the population with primary prevention measures, compliance with dental revisions and through health education and health promotion.
