2016
DOI: 10.1038/srep37083
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Abstract: Edentulism is associated with various adverse health outcomes but treatment options in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are limited. Data on its prevalence and its effect on mental health and overall-health is lacking, especially from LMICs. Self-reported data on complete edentulism obtained by standardized questionnaires on 201,953 adults aged ≥18 years from 50 countries which participated in the World Health Survey (WHS) 2002–2004 were analyzed. Age and sex-standarized edentulism prevalence ranged fr… Show more

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“…Empirical research has previously investigated the associations between oral and general health outcomes, mostly showing correlations with noncommunicable diseases (eg, stroke, diabetes) . To a lesser extent, specific proxies of long‐term oral health (such as tooth loss and edentulism) have been correlated with general health, taking a broad definition of the latter . Tyrovolas et al, showed a link between tooth loss, SRH and depression in low‐ and middle‐income countries.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Empirical research has previously investigated the associations between oral and general health outcomes, mostly showing correlations with noncommunicable diseases (eg, stroke, diabetes) . To a lesser extent, specific proxies of long‐term oral health (such as tooth loss and edentulism) have been correlated with general health, taking a broad definition of the latter . Tyrovolas et al, showed a link between tooth loss, SRH and depression in low‐ and middle‐income countries.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To a lesser extent, specific proxies of long‐term oral health (such as tooth loss and edentulism) have been correlated with general health, taking a broad definition of the latter . Tyrovolas et al, showed a link between tooth loss, SRH and depression in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Ranfl et al also found a strong association between tooth loss and SRH, after adjustment for confounders in Slovenian adults, consistent with our findings.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Edentulism was significantly associated with depression (OR 1.57; 95% CI: 1.23-2.00) and poor self-rated health (OR 1.38; 95% CI: 1.03-1.83) in the younger group with no significant associations in the older age group [8]. Sadly, tooth replacement options are limited in low-and middleincome countries [8], and inaccessible for many low-income population groups in high-income countries.…”
Section: Tooth Lossmentioning
confidence: 91%
“…Data from 201,953 adults aged 18 years and older from 50 countries participating in the World Health Survey (WHS) 2002-2004 show age and sex-standardized edentulism (having no teeth) prevalence ranging from 0.1% (95% CI: 0.0-0.3) in Myanmar to 14.5% (95% CI: 13.1-15.9) in Zimbabwe, and from 2.1% (95% CI: 1.5-3.0) in Ghana to 32.3% (95% CI: 29.0- 35.8) in Brazil in the younger and older age groups, respectively [8]. Edentulism was significantly associated with depression (OR 1.57; 95% CI: 1.23-2.00) and poor self-rated health (OR 1.38; 95% CI: 1.03-1.83) in the younger group with no significant associations in the older age group [8]. Sadly, tooth replacement options are limited in low-and middleincome countries [8], and inaccessible for many low-income population groups in high-income countries.…”
Section: Tooth Lossmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Amongst the general population, the proportion of adults with total tooth loss is reducing . After a dramatic decline decade‐on‐decade, the prevalence of edentulism among the adult population internationally sits somewhere between 2% and 8%, though somewhat higher in lower income countries . Increasing age is a particularly strong predictor of complete tooth loss with incidence and prevalence increasing dramatically in the seventh decade .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%