Abstract
The aim of this study was to collect baseline data for the oral health instructions on bank office workers at the year of retirement aged 64, 65 yrs. In 1992, an oral-health examination was performed on 28 male bank employees. Including third molars, the mean number of present teeth was 20.1, sound teeth was 9.7 and treated teeth was 10.0, and 68% had more than 20 teeth. Excluding third molars, the mean numbers of present teeth was 19.0. The mean numbers of teeth with occlusal support was 8.0. Fifty percent of subjects wore removable dentures, 57% wore bridge prostheses, 2 subjects had 32 teeth and 4 subjects had 28 teeth, excluding third molars. Three subjects had upper and lower full dentures, 2 had upper or lower full dentures. In this study, 43% of subjects were classified as Eichner class A, 39% in class B and 18% in class C. These data provide a baseline for oral health status and were utilized oral hygiene instruction in office workers.
