Changes in oral health over a 10‐yr period in Switzerland

Zitzmann, Nicola U.; Staehelin, Katharina; Walls, Angus; Menghini, G; Weiger, Roland; Stutz, Elisabeth Zemp

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0722.2007.00512.x

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“…As a consequence of these developments, we find more and more fully dentate or partially dentate persons in long-term care facilities (LTC). In old agegenerally considered 85 years and above -the vast majority of the population in industrialised countries wears removable prostheses, with the majority being completely edentulous 8,10 .…”

Section: Tooth Loss -A Declining Entity?mentioning

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Oral health for an ageing population: the importance of a natural dentition in older adults

Müller

Shimazaki

Kahabuka

et al. 2017

International Dental Journal

113

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Despite progress in dentistry, tooth loss in old age is still a reality, even more so in long-term-care residents. However, recent trends indicate that natural teeth are lost later in life. Functional decline and age-related pathologies have to be considered in oral health care for this vulnerable population. Retaining and restoring teeth and oral function in elders is important. Tooth loss significantly impairs masticatory performance, which cannot be fully restored by prosthodontic means. Hence an unconscious change in food intake occurs, often involving malnutrition and withdrawal from common meals. Poor oral appearance and bad breath may further impede social activities. Although a chewing activity may be beneficial for cognitive function, natural teeth can present a considerable risk for fragile elders, in whom aspiration of biofilm can lead to pneumonia and death. The presence of natural teeth is also correlated with higher life expectancy, but socio-economic confounding factors have to be considered. When evaluating oral health in the elderly population, standards and priorities for reporting oral health outcome measures have to be defined. Anatomical indicators such as the number of natural teeth or the presence of prostheses might be one option for reporting. However, functional indicators such as masticatory performance and patient-centred outcome measures may be more relevant. In conclusion, there is an overwhelming body of evidence that maintaining a healthy natural dentition in old age is beneficial from a structural, functional and psycho-social point of view.

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Section: Tooth Loss -A Declining Entity?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Oral health for an ageing population: the importance of a natural dentition in older adults

Müller

Shimazaki

Kahabuka

et al. 2017

International Dental Journal

113

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“…Similarly, in other countries the prevalence of edentulousness was very low at 0.2-3%, suggesting that this condition is disappearing in Lithuania [Skudutyte et al, 2000], the Czech Republic [Broukal et al, 2006], Finland [Suominen-Taipale et al, 2008], Switzerland [Zitzmann et al, 2008], Norway [Holst, 2008], Hungary [Madléna et al, 2008], the Netherlands [Schuller, 2009], Turkey [Gökalp et al, 2010], Greece [Mamai-Homata et al, 2012], Belgium [Bottenberg et al, 2015], Portugal [Calado et al, 2015], and Germany [Jordan and Micheelis, 2016].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Low percentages ranging from 0 to 8% were registered for almost all countries included [Vrbic, 2000;Ivanković et al, 2003;Petersen et al, 2004;Hugoson and Koch, 2008;Zitzmann et al, 2008;Pashayev et al, 2011;Llodra Calvo, 2012;Mamai-Homata et al, 2012;Schuller et al, 2014;Bottenberg et al, 2015;Calado et al, 2015;Jordan and Micheelis, 2016], except for Turkey with 24.2% of adults presenting a DMFT index equal to zero [Gökalp et al, 2010]. These data indicate that the caries prevalence in European adults is high, reaching more than 90% of the population.…”

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Dental Caries in European Adults and Senior Citizens 1996–2016: ORCA Saturday Afternoon Symposium in Greifswald, Germany – Part II

Carvalho

Schiffner

2018

Caries Res

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This review assesses the development of oral health habits and status in European adults (35–44 years old) and senior citizens (65–74 years old) over the period of 1996–2016. There seem to be good opportunities for improving oral health habits by brushing twice daily with fluoride toothpaste among adults, as only 33–85% reported doing so. Caries experience was extensive among adults (≥92%). In adults of 23 countries, the mean DMFT score ranged from 6.6 to 17.6 (median 12.1). In senior citizens of 21 countries, the mean DMFT score varied from 14.7 to 25.5 (median 22.0). Repeated cross-sectional studies on caries trends in adults revealed a reduction of the DMFT value by 20%, referring to country-wide data. Among senior citizens, the corresponding reduction was 13%, with a shift in the DMFT components, i.e., with lower MT and higher FT scores. Edentulousness in the age group of 35- to 44-year-olds started disappearing in Europe from the year 2000, and had been markedly reduced in some countries during the last decade. However, the eradication of edentulousness among 65- to 74-year-olds has not yet been reported. Further epidemiological surveys should apply caries diagnostic criteria that, besides representing our contemporary understanding of oral health care, allow comparisons with previous surveys using the WHO criteria. In conclusion, in the last two decades, a decline in caries was observed among European adults, and to a lesser extent among senior citizens. It is expected that the decline in caries will contribute to better oral health of individuals.

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“…The proportion of geriatric patients wearing removable partial dentures is increasing 1) . At the same time, the prevalence of root caries accompanied by gingival recession is increasing 2,3) .…”

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Fluoride release and recharge characteristics of denture base resins containing surface pre-reacted glass-ionomer filler

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The flexural strength, flexural modulus, and the amount of fluoride released from four experimental denture base resins containing 5, 10, 20 and 30 wt% surface pre-reacted glass-ionomer (S-PRG) filler added to the powder were evaluated. The mean flexural strength of the experimental resins, except the 30 wt%, and the flexural modulus of all the resins, complied with ISO 1567 requirements. In the 20 wt% resin, the amount of fluoride released in the initial phase was 1.88 μg/cm 2 /day, after which the level decreased. After recharging in a 9,000 ppm fluoride solution for eight hours, the level of released fluoride increased markedly to 40.21 μg/cm 2 /16hrs. Our results show that fluoride levels increased as a function of the S-PRG filler content. After the almost completely discharged resins were recharged, similar fluoride release occurred again. These results suggest that denture base resins containing S-PRG filler have great recharge and release capabilities which may assist in preventing root caries of abutment teeth.

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Changes in oral health over a 10‐yr period in Switzerland

Cited by 64 publications

References 27 publications

Oral health for an ageing population: the importance of a natural dentition in older adults

Oral health for an ageing population: the importance of a natural dentition in older adults

Dental Caries in European Adults and Senior Citizens 1996–2016: ORCA Saturday Afternoon Symposium in Greifswald, Germany – Part II

Fluoride release and recharge characteristics of denture base resins containing surface pre-reacted glass-ionomer filler

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