Edentulism among Finnish adults of working age, 1978–1997

Suominen‐Taipale, Anna Liisa; Alanen, Pentti; Helenius, Hans; Nordblad, Anne; Uutela, Antti

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1999.tb02032.x

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“…The lack of association between smoking and tooth loss over time when models were adjusted for the effect of other variables in the model is in contrast with most recent analytic studies that show an elevated risk for tooth loss among smokers (Osterberg & Mellstrom 1986, Hunt et al 1988, Ahlqwist et al 1989, Ahlqwist 1989, Ragnarsson et al 1992, Holm 1994, Locker et al 1996, Slade et al 1997, Axelsson et al 1998, Krall et al 1999, Suominen‐Taipale et al 1999, Albandar et al 2000, Chen et al 2001, Lin et al 2001, Randolph et al 2001, Fardal et al 2004, Klein et al 2004, Ylostalo et al 2004). However, Burt et al (1990) found no effect of smoking on becoming partially or fully edentulous among subjects in a 28‐year follow‐up study.…”

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The natural history of periodontal disease in humans: risk factors for tooth loss in caries‐free subjects receiving no oral health care

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Holford

Löe

et al. 2005

J Clinic Periodontology

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Aim: No long‐term studies have reported on risk factors for tooth loss in subjects without home or professional dental care. The purpose of this report is to identify potential risk factors for tooth loss among male Sri Lankan tea labourers who participated in a 20‐year investigation of the natural history of periodontal disease. Material and Methods: Data for this report were obtained from the 455 subjects who participated in multiple examinations over the 20‐year period from 1970 to 1990. Analyses included data from interim examinations in 1971, 1973, 1977, 1982 and 1985. Oral health assessments included the following: (1) attachment levels in millimetres on all mesial and mesio‐buccal surfaces, excluding third molars; (2) plaque index; (3) gingival index; (4) calculus index; (5) caries index; and (6) missing teeth. Other variables included age, history of smoking and betel nut use. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics and multivariate repeated‐measures modelling with generalized estimating equations. Results: Tooth loss was significantly dependent upon interactions between the mean attachment loss and betel nut use (Z=3.40; p=0.0007) and history of missing teeth (Z=−3.70; p=0.0002). The effect of attachment loss on tooth loss was increased in the presence of betel nut and diminished when teeth were already missing at baseline. Conclusion: History of missing teeth, betel nut use and increasing attachment loss were significant predictors of tooth loss over time. Betel nut use increased the effect of attachment loss on loss of teeth, while history of missing teeth diminished the effect of attachment loss on tooth loss.

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The natural history of periodontal disease in humans: risk factors for tooth loss in caries‐free subjects receiving no oral health care

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Holford

Löe

et al. 2005

J Clinic Periodontology

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“…Even in the most recent cohort the chance of becoming edentulous before the age of 60 was relatively high (12,13,24). Members ‡60-years old of the historically first cohort in this material were born between approximately 1875 and 1915.…”

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Oral health equality during 30 years in Norway

Holst

2008

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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“…Most studies have also shown significant gender difference in edentulism with more males becoming edentulous than females [11,19]. This has been attributed to the fact that males are more active than females and do not pay much attention to oral care.…”

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Socio-demographic factors and edentulism: the Nigerian experience

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BackgroundThe rate of total edentulism is said to be increasing in developing countries and this had been attributed mainly to the high prevalence of periodontal diseases and caries. Several reports have shown that non-disease factors such as attitude, behavior, dental attendance, characteristics of health care systems and socio-demographic factors play important roles in the aetiopathogenesis of edentulism. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between socio-demographic factors and edentulism.MethodsA total of 152 patients made up of 80 (52.6%) males and 72 (47.4%) females who presented in two prosthetic clinics located in an urban and a rural area were included in the study. The relationship between gender, age, socio-economic status and edentulism in this study population was established.ResultsNo significant relationship between gender and denture demand was noted in the study. The demand for complete dentures increased with age while the demand for removable partial dentures also increased with age until the 3rd decade and then started to decline. A significant relationship was found between denture demand and the level of education with a higher demand in lower educational groups (p < 0.001). In addition, the lower socio-economic group had a higher demand more for prostheses than the higher group.ConclusionsThe findings in this study revealed a significant relationship between socio-demographic variables and edentulism with age, educational level and socio-economic status playing vital roles in edentulism and denture demand.

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Edentulism among Finnish adults of working age, 1978–1997

Cited by 107 publications

References 48 publications

The natural history of periodontal disease in humans: risk factors for tooth loss in caries‐free subjects receiving no oral health care

The natural history of periodontal disease in humans: risk factors for tooth loss in caries‐free subjects receiving no oral health care

Oral health equality during 30 years in Norway

Socio-demographic factors and edentulism: the Nigerian experience

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