Methods:405 65-74 year-old people in Shaanxi province were selected according to The Third National Oral Health Investigation Criteria.
Results:The proportion of dessert,candy/chocolate,sugar-containing dairy products,drank fresh fruit,saccharine,fruit juice,carbonated drank once daily were 4.3%,6.6%,39.5%,27.5%,17.0%,0.7%,0.5%,respectively.The rural areas people who drank fresh fruit or ate dessert,sugar-containing dairy products once daily were higher than urban area(P＜0.01).The proportion of smoking,drank alcohol,or drank tea every day were 31.4%,33.8%,70.6%.Smoking and tea consumption were more prevalent in urban area as well as in male(P＜0.01).No difference of drinking alcohol was found in urban and rural area(P＞0.05).58.5% of people brushed their teeth more than once a day.About 80% never used the toothpick;only0.7% of them used dental-floss.About 30% of 65-74 year-old people used fluorine-contained toothpaste,more of them in urban and areas(P＜0.01).Fluorine toothpaste usage was 29.1%,between urban and rural area have significant difference(P＜0.01).The dental needs of 65-74 year-old people in urban were higher than in rural.The percentage of people who had no dental visit in the past 12 months was higher than that in urban.The main dental service were community health center and private dental clinics.Toothache was the main reason for the last dental visit for the old people.The main treatment were tooth extracted;dental filling;mount an artificial tooth.Only in urban the old person took dental examination regularly;dental cosmetology;and periodontal therapy.
Conclusions:Oral health of 65-74 year-old in Shaanxi province was irrationality,Systematic community-based oral health education should be strengthened.