99.4% of Vietnam's population suffer dental diseases
99.4% of Vietnam's population suffer dental diseases
www.chinaview.cn 2007-08-06 12:43:34 Print
HANOI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Up to 99.4 percent of Vietnam's population suffer dental diseases, local newspaper Pioneer reported Monday.
Specifically, 87.5 percent of people aged under 18 have decayed teeth, while the rates of those in the age brackets of 33-44 and over 45 are 83.2 percent and 89.7 percent, respectively, the paper quoted the country's National Ophthalmology Institute as reporting.
Dental diseases are mainly caused by lack of fluoride in drinking water, poor dental care, eating too much food with high sugar and starch content, and shortage of orthodontic doctors, especially in remote and mountainous areas.
An estimated 50 percent of Vietnam's population and over 80 percent of those having decayed teeth have never undergone dental checkups. Now, there is one orthodontic doctor for every 25,000-30,000 Vietnamese people, only one-tenth of the world's average level, according to the Health Ministry.
Wonder if it has always been the same or is it since switching to Western fast food and drinks?
www.chinaview.cn 2007-08-06 12:43:34 Print
HANOI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Up to 99.4 percent of Vietnam's population suffer dental diseases, local newspaper Pioneer reported Monday.
Specifically, 87.5 percent of people aged under 18 have decayed teeth, while the rates of those in the age brackets of 33-44 and over 45 are 83.2 percent and 89.7 percent, respectively, the paper quoted the country's National Ophthalmology Institute as reporting.
Dental diseases are mainly caused by lack of fluoride in drinking water, poor dental care, eating too much food with high sugar and starch content, and shortage of orthodontic doctors, especially in remote and mountainous areas.
An estimated 50 percent of Vietnam's population and over 80 percent of those having decayed teeth have never undergone dental checkups. Now, there is one orthodontic doctor for every 25,000-30,000 Vietnamese people, only one-tenth of the world's average level, according to the Health Ministry.
Wonder if it has always been the same or is it since switching to Western fast food and drinks?
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