A brief review of indigenous Australian health as it impacts on oral health

Martin-Iverson, Nicole; Phatouros, Andrea; Tennant, Marc

doi:10.1111/j.1834-7819.1999.tb00206.x

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“…This discrepancy could be explained by the lack of high sugar content of the rural diet previously consumed by black South Africans. As diets change toward a more Western diet, high in sugar, an increase in caries and periodontal disease could be expected (Martin-Iverson et al, 1999). Steyn et al (1997) also mentioned that many black South Africans die without any signs of dental decay.…”

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The influence of age, sex, population group, and dentition on the mandibular angle as measured on a South African sample

Oettlé

Becker

Villiers

et al. 2009

American J Phys Anthropol

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The mandibular angle is measured in physical anthropological assessments of human remains to possibly assist with the determination of sex and population affinity. The purpose of this investigation was to establish how the mandibular angle changes with age and loss of teeth among the sexes in South African population groups. The angles of 653 dried adult mandibles from the Pretoria Bone Collection were measured with a mandibulometer. Males and females of both South African whites and blacks were included. To compensate for imbalances in numbers among subgroups, type IV ANOVA testing was applied. No association was found between age and angle within either of the populations, within sexes, or within dentition groups. The angle was the most obtuse in individuals without molars and with an uneven distribution of molars, and most acute in the group with an even distribution of molars on both sides. Statistically significant differences (P < 0.001) were found in the angle between the two population groups and sexes in the overall sample as well as in the subgroup with absent molar teeth (P = 0.003 for sex, males more acute angle, and P = 0.001 for population group, blacks more acute angle), although a very large overlap existed. No significant differences could be demonstrated between the sexes or populations within the subgroups with molars. We concluded that the loss of molars, especially if complete or uneven, has a considerable effect on the mandibular angle. In the assessment of human remains, the mandibular angle is not very usable in determining sex.

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The influence of age, sex, population group, and dentition on the mandibular angle as measured on a South African sample

Oettlé

Becker

Villiers

et al. 2009

American J Phys Anthropol

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“…The issues that surround Aboriginal health are complex and multifactorial and stem from both environmental and social circumstances. This has resulted in the Australian Aboriginal population having a significantly lower standard of health compared with non‐Aboriginal Australians 13 . The Aboriginal community has taken control of improving health delivery to Aboriginal people in a manner that is culturally acceptable, through various mechanisms including the AHW program.…”

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Development of Oral Health Training for Rural and Remote Aboriginal Health Workers

Pacza

Steele

Tennant

2001

Australian J Rural Health

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Research data exists that highlight the discrepancy between the medical/dental status experienced by Aboriginal people compared with that of their non-Aboriginal counterparts. This, coupled with a health system that Aboriginal people often find alienating and difficult to access, further exacerbates the many health problems they face. Poor oral health and hygiene is an issue often overlooked that can significantly impact on a person's quality of life. In areas where Aboriginal people find access to health services difficult, the implementation of culturally acceptable forms of primary health care confers significant benefits. The Aboriginal community has seen that the employment and training of Aboriginal health workers (AHW), particularly in rural and remote regions, is significantly beneficial in improving general health. In the present study, an oral health training program was developed and trialled. This training program was tailored to the needs of rural and remote AHWs. The primary objective was to institute a culturally appropriate basic preventative oral health delivery program at a community level. It is envisaged that through this dental training program, AHWs will be encouraged to implement long-term preventive measures at a local level to improve community dental health. They will also be encouraged to pursue other oral health-care delivery programs. Additionally, it is considered that this project will serve to strengthen a trust-based relationship between Aboriginal people and the health-care profession.

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“…The countries vary from among the most economically advanced, for instance Japan, to those among the world's poorest, for example Bangladesh, and from those with highly advanced and widely available and accessible health services, such as New Zealand, to those with only rudimentary health care services, such as Nepal. Even in the high income countries, such as Australia, there are disadvantaged populations whose disadvantage impacts upon their oral health (118). It is difficult to draw definitive conclusions about periodontal diseases across such a vast spectrum of humanity, and only tentative conclusions can therefore be made about the influence of economic status and health care systems on periodontal diseases.…”

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