Predictors of Tooth Loss in Two US Adult Populations

Abstract

Over a 10-year period, the incidence of tooth loss, the rates of tooth loss, and the predictors of tooth loss were found to vary by population and by sex. These results illustrate the limits of generalizing tooth loss findings across different study cohorts and indicate that there may exist important differences in risk factors for tooth loss among US adult populations.

Predictors of tooth loss in the 1921 Lothian Birth Cohort

“…The data are consistent with previous reports [4][5][6][7][8]. Education and paternal social class are likely to be indices of childhood socio-economic resources [11], potentially confounding each other, and support the need for a lifecourse approach to health status in old age.…”

“…A number of risk factors for tooth loss have been identified. These include both sexes (both male [4] and female [5] have been reported as having an increasing risk), education [6,7], social class [5,8], alcohol consumption [4,6] and cigarette smoking [5,6]. Some of these risk factors-social class, alcohol consumption and smoking-occur mainly in adulthood.…”

Relationship between smoking status and tooth loss: Findings from national databases in Japan

“…9 In the United States, an association between smoking and tooth loss has been identified. 6,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Such an association was also found in subjects residing in Sweden, [17][18][19] Australia, 20 Iceland, 21 Jordan, 22 Brazil, 23 and Kuwait. 24 In South-East Asian countries, only a few studies have reported on the association between smoking and tooth loss.…”

Factors Affecting Oral Health in Non-Commissioned Soldiers of Bangladesh Army attended the Dhaka Combined Military Hospital

“…[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Data indicated that the prevalence rate of PDD, worldwide, varied from 37% to 77%, depending on age of onset, oral hygiene, and other risk factors, underlying dental problems, smoking and diabetes. [21][22] …”

“…Bad habit like mouth breathing 8.0%,tongue thrusting 1.0%, lip biting 3.0%, pencil biting 12.0% and Brushing 13.0% observed among the respondents. Some study revealed that Dental and oral health are affected by diet and certain aspects of lifestyle [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] .…”