Since 1983, China has conducted an oral health epidemiological survey every 10 year. Not long ago, the Chinese Stomatological Association, together with the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention and 35 stomatological colleges in China, conducted the fourth national oral health epidemiological survey, and found out the "family background" of the oral health status of Chinese people.
"In recent years, the level of urban residents' oral health literacy is gradually improving," said the Ombudsman of the CDC of the National Health and Family Planning Commission. The survey shows that the public's awareness rate of oral health knowledge is over 60%, and as high as 84.9% of the respondents agree with the importance of oral health and think that it is necessary to regularly check and self-maintain oral health.
Recognition is one thing, but specific actions vary from person to person. Brushing teeth is the most common and effective personal oral health care measure. Because dental plaque is constantly formed on the surface of teeth, you should brush your teeth every morning and evening from the beginning of tooth growth. According to the survey, at present, the daily brushing rates of children and adults aged 5 and 12 in China are 24. 1%, 3 1.9% and 36. 1%, respectively, which is higher in cities than in rural areas and higher in women than in men, which is significantly higher than that before 10.
However, it also means that less than 40% of adults insist on brushing their teeth twice a day. It is often said that although the index value of brushing teeth twice a day has been significantly improved compared with the past, there is still a lot of room for improvement.