Prevalence of periodontal conditions among public‐funded dental patients in Australia

Brennan, DS; Spencer, A. John; Slade, GD

doi:10.1111/j.1834-7819.2001.tb00566.x

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“…While the longitudinal and intergenerational findings are unique, the DMHDS cross-sectional and descriptive findings are reasonably consistent with the limited data available from other studies (Brennan et al 2001, Oral Health U.S. 2002, Slade et al 2007). This is true also of the findings for the parents at the age-32 assessment (Slade et al 2007).…”

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Inter-generational continuity in periodontal health: findings from the Dunedin Family History Study

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Thomson

Caspi

et al. 2011

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

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Objective To determine whether parental periodontal disease history is a risk factor for periodontal disease in adult offspring. Methods Proband periodontal examination (combined attachment loss (CAL) at age 32, and incidence of CAL from ages 26–32) and interview data were collected during the age-32 assessments in the Dunedin Study. Parental data were also collected. The sample was divided into two familial-risk groups for periodontal disease (high- and low-risk) based on parents’ self-reported periodontal disease. Results Periodontal risk analysis involved 625 proband-parent(s) groups. After controlling for confounding factors, the high-familial-risk periodontal group was more likely to have 1+ sites with 4+mm CAL (RR 1.45; 95% CI 1.11–1.88), 2+ sites with 4+mm CAL (RR 1.45; 95% CI 1.03–2.05), 1+ sites with 5+mm CAL (RR 1.60; 95% CI 1.02–2.50) and 1+ sites with 3+mm incident CAL (RR 1.64; 95% CI 1.01–2.66) than the low-familial-risk group. Predictive validity was enhanced when information was available from both parents. Conclusions Parents with poor periodontal health tend to have offspring with poor periodontal health. Family/parental history of oral health is a valid representation of the shared genetic and environmental factors that contribute to an individual’s periodontal status, and may help predict patient prognosis and preventive treatment need.

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Inter-generational continuity in periodontal health: findings from the Dunedin Family History Study

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Caspi

et al. 2011

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

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“…1). In the final screen, 24 studies were excluded (interreviewer agreement κ = 0.96) by full‐text evaluation and are described in Box 1 18‐41 …”

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Sex Differences in Destructive Periodontal Disease: A Systematic Review

Shiau

Reynolds

2010

Journal of Periodontology

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“…4 The population monitoring and surveillance activity of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's Dental Statistics and Research Unit (DSRU) has revealed persistent and significant differences between population groups in adult oral health in Australia for more than a decade, showing that adults who were economically disadvantaged experienced poorer oral health 5 as did Indigenous Australians, 6 older adults in residential care, 7 migrants, 8 rural and remote dwellers, 9 and adults eligible for publicly funded dental care. [10][11][12][13] The linkage by DSRU of 1987/88 National Oral Health Survey data to area indices of socioeconomic status revealed marked inequality in the rates of edentulism and in the prevalence of decayed, missing and filled teeth. 5 Other research found an eightfold difference in the percentage of adults aged 45-64 years who reported edentulism (complete tooth loss) across f ive levels of household income.…”

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Social Inequality: Social inequality in perceived oral health among adults in Australia

Sanders

Spencer

2004

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objective: To establish population estimates of self‐assessed tooth loss and subjective oral health and describe the social distribution of these measures among dentate adults in Australia. Methods: Self‐report data were obtained from a nationally representative sample of 3,678 adults aged 18–91 years who participated in the 1999 National Dental Telephone Interview Survey and completed a subsequent mail survey. Oral health was evaluated using (1) self‐assessed tooth loss, (2) the 14‐item Oral Health Impact Profile, and (3) a global six‐point rating of oral health. Results: While the absolute difference in tooth loss across household income levels increased at each successive age group (18–44 years, 45–64 years, 65+ years) from 0.7 teeth to 6.1 teeth, the magnitude of the difference was approximately twofold at each age group. For subjective oral health measures, the magnitude of difference across income groups was most pronounced in the 18–44 years age group. In multivariate analysis, low household income, blue‐collar occupation, and high residential area disadvantage were positively associated with social impact from oral conditions and pathological tooth loss. Speaking other than English at home (relative to English), low household income (relative to high income), and vocational relative to tertiary education were each associated with more than twice the odds of poor self‐rated oral health. Conclusions: Significant social differentials in perceived oral health exist among dentate adults. Inequalities span the socio‐economic hierarchy. Implications: In addition to improving overall levels of oral health in the adult community, goals and targets should aim to reduce social inequalities in the distribution of outcomes.

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Prevalence of periodontal conditions among public‐funded dental patients in Australia

Abstract: Background: The aims of this study were to describe periodontal health status by gender, type of care, geographic location and age and to investigate associations of these factors with tooth loss.

Cited by 17 publications

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Inter-generational continuity in periodontal health: findings from the Dunedin Family History Study

Inter-generational continuity in periodontal health: findings from the Dunedin Family History Study

Sex Differences in Destructive Periodontal Disease: A Systematic Review

Social Inequality: Social inequality in perceived oral health among adults in Australia

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