Determinants of the Utilization of Dental Services in a Community-Dwelling Elderly Japanese Population

Ohi, Takashi; Sai, Motoyuki; Kikuchi, Masahiko; Hattori, Yoshinori; Tsuboi, Akito; Hozawa, Atsushi; Ohmori-Matsuda, Kaori; Tsuji, Ichiro; Watanabe, Makoto

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“…Another Japanese study also revealed that the percentage of people who regularly utilized dental care rapidly decreased in those aged 80 years and over 9) . We investigated the relationship between making dental visits in the past year and visiting a regular dentist 15) .…”

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“…In this study, although no decrease was observed in the percentage of participants aged 60-69 and 70-79 years visiting the dentist in the past year, a significant decrease was observed in those aged 80 years and over. Other studies 9,10) covering dental visits in the past year have revealed that the percentage rapidly decreased in those aged over 80 years.…”

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“…Ohi et al 9) reported that regular utilization was associated with a higher number of remaining teeth, younger age, the presence of systemic disease, the absence of depressive symptoms and higher educational attainment. Moreover, Sohn and Ismail 13) discovered that dental insurance, perceived oral health status and dental anxiety were associated with regular dental visits.…”

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Dental-care Utilization Patterns and Factors Associated with Regular Dental Check-ups in Elderly

Sugihara

Tsuchiya

Hosaka

et al. 2010

Bull. Tokyo Dent. Coll.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate dental care utilization patterns in the elderly and to evaluate factors associated with regular dental check-ups in this age group. A total of 211 elderly people (50 men, 161 women) aged between 60 and 98 years were investigated. A cross-sectional survey by questionnaire was carried out on visitors to the Mihama Ikiiki Plaza (an institution for the elderly) in the city of Chiba, Japan between July and September, 2008. Items on the questionnaire included self-reported oral status, use of dentures, use of regular medication, oral problems, cleaning of teeth/dentures and dental care utilization patterns. The results showed that 135 (64.0%) of the responders had visited a dentist in the past year, 185 (87.7%) had visited the same dentist and 85 (40.3%) had had regular dental check-ups. A stepwise multiple logistic regression analysis adjusting for age and sex revealed that the factors associated with regular dental check-ups were significantly higher ADLs (odds ratio (OR)‫934.0ס‬ in the partially insured and 0.192 in the fully insured in comparison with healthy subjects, p‫,)2100.0ס‬ visiting the same dentist (OR‫879.11ס‬ in comparison with not visiting the same dentist, p‫)3810.0ס‬ and cleaning teeth/dentures three or more times per day (OR‫269.1ס‬ in comparison with cleaning them two or fewer times per day, p‫.)8630.0ס‬ In this study, a higher ADL, visiting the same dentist and cleaning teeth/dentures three or more times per day were associated with having regular dental check-ups in the elderly. The best predictive factor for regular dental check-ups was a high ADL in the elderly.

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Dental-care Utilization Patterns and Factors Associated with Regular Dental Check-ups in Elderly

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Tsuchiya

Hosaka

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Bull. Tokyo Dent. Coll.

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“…We selected gender, age and family income as adjustment factors as these factors have been reported to be associated with regular dental attendance [2,4,[6][7][8][9][10][11]. Moreover, work environment [14,15], lifestyle [16][17][18] and oral hygiene behaviour [19,20] were included as questionnaire components because these factors have been reported as factors associated with dental diseases or regular dental attendance.…”

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“…Although gender, age and income have been reported as associated factors with regular dental attendance [2,4,[6][7][8][9][10][11], few reports have discussed a relationship between work environment, lifestyle and oral hygiene behaviour. Factors such as gender, age and income are difficult to control.…”

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Factors associated with Regular Dental Attendance among White-collar Workers

Suzuki¹,

Yoshino²,

Takayanagi³

et al. 2016

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Does the utilization of dental services associate with masticatory performance in a Japanese urban population?: the Suita study

Kikui

Ono

Kida

et al. 2015

Clinical & Exp Dental Res

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There are numerous reports on the relationship between regular utilization of dental care services and oral health, but most are based on questionnaires and subjective evaluation. Few have objectively evaluated masticatory performance and its relationship to utilization of dental care services. The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of regular utilization of dental services on masticatory performance. The subjects consisted of 1804 general residents of Suita City, Osaka Prefecture (760 men and 1044 women, mean age 66.5 ± 7.9 years). Regular utilization of dental services and oral hygiene habits (frequency of toothbrushing and use of interdental aids) was surveyed, and periodontal status, occlusal support, and masticatory performance were measured. Masticatory performance was evaluated by a chewing test using gummy jelly. The correlation between age, sex, regular dental utilization, oral hygiene habits, periodontal status or occlusal support, and masticatory performance was analyzed using Spearman's correlation test and t‐test. In addition, multiple linear regression analysis was carried out to investigate the relationship of regular dental utilization with masticatory performance after controlling for other factors. Masticatory performance was significantly correlated to age when using Spearman's correlation test, and to regular dental utilization, periodontal status, or occlusal support with t‐test. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that regular utilization of dental services was significantly related to masticatory performance even after adjusting for age, sex, oral hygiene habits, periodontal status, and occlusal support (standardized partial regression coefficient β = 0.055). These findings suggested that the regular utilization of dental care services is an important factor influencing masticatory performance in a Japanese urban population.

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Determinants of the Utilization of Dental Services in a Community-Dwelling Elderly Japanese Population

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Dental-care Utilization Patterns and Factors Associated with Regular Dental Check-ups in Elderly

Dental-care Utilization Patterns and Factors Associated with Regular Dental Check-ups in Elderly

Factors associated with Regular Dental Attendance among White-collar Workers

Does the utilization of dental services associate with masticatory performance in a Japanese urban population?: the Suita study

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