Relationship between the number of remaining teeth and physical activity in community-dwelling elderly

Tada, Akio; Watanabe, Toshihide; Yokoe, Hidetaka; Hanada, Nobuhiro; Tanzawa, Hideki

doi:10.1016/s0167-4943(03)00026-8

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“…A previous study found that this particular oral problem not only worsened the sense of taste of older people, it also hindered word pronunciation [28]. A dry oral mucous membrane indeed makes food chewing more difficult in older people and affects their eating habits [11]. This study also identified a significant association between unhealthy gums (redness, swollen or bleeding gums) and an impaired OHRQoL among the hospitalised geriatric patients.…”

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“…However, Locker [9] only identified a significant impact of oral dryness, but not tooth loss, on the OHRQoL of institutionalised counterparts. Other studies have also reported contradictory findings when examining the association between the number of residual teeth and OHRQoL in community-dwelling or institutionalised older people [10,11]. More consistent evidence was found in studies which examined the relationship between numbers of pairs of occluded teeth and OHRQoL [12,13].…”

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Impact of oral health status on oral health-related quality of life in Chinese hospitalised geriatric patients

Lee

Hong

et al. 2008

Qual Life Res

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This study suggests that routine screening for dental and gum problems, providing adequate adaptation of denture prosthesis and reducing oral dryness of geriatric patients may be important care to optimise the OHRQoL of Chinese hospitalised geriatric patients. The study needs to be replicated in larger-scale multicentre settings and incorporate the use of more-comprehensive oral assessment indices.

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Impact of oral health status on oral health-related quality of life in Chinese hospitalised geriatric patients

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Hong

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Qual Life Res

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“…Interestingly, this set of risk behaviours is also correlated with oral health [4–7], which is related to the non-symptomatic use of dental services for check-ups [8, 9]. Furthermore, these five behaviours have common socioeconomic determinants that operate through similar pathways [10].…”

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Socioeconomic inequality in clusters of health-related behaviours in Europe: latent class analysis of a cross-sectional European survey

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BackgroundModifiable health-related behaviours tend to cluster among most vulnerable sectors of the population, particularly those at the bottom of the social hierarchy. This study aimed to identify the clusters of health-related behaviours in 27 European countries and to examine the socioeconomic inequalities in these clusters.MethodsData were from Eurobarometer 72.3–2009, a cross-sectional survey of 27 European countries. The analyses were conducted in 2016. The main sections of the survey included questions pertaining to sociodemographic factors, health-related behaviours, and use of services. In this study, those aged 18 years and older were included. We selected five health-related behaviours, namely smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, frequent fresh fruit consumption, physical activity and dental check-ups. Socioeconomic position was indicated by education, subjective social status and difficulty in paying bills. Latent class analysis was conducted to explore the clusters of these five behaviours. Multinomial logistic regression model was used to examine the relationships between the clusters and socioeconomic positions adjusting for age, gender, marital status and urbanisation.ResultsThe eligible total population was 23,842. Latent class analysis identified three clusters; healthy, moderate and risky clusters in this European population. Individuals with the lowest socioeconomic position were more likely to have risky and moderate clusters than healthy cluster compared to those with the highest socioeconomic position.ConclusionsThere were clear socioeconomic gradients in clusters of health-related behaviours. The findings highlight the importance of adopting interventions that address multiple health risk behaviours and policies that tackle the social determinants of health-related behaviours.

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“…Also, it was found that people with poor functional dentition (FD), i.e. having 20 or fewer teeth were less physically active and traveled less [14].…”

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Socioeconomic Status, Health Behaviours and Oral Health in Adult Urban Population of Krakow

Łysek¹,

Polak²,

Szafraniec³

et al. 2016

Dent. Med. Probl.

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Background. Human longevity has increased throughout all developed countries in the world, including Poland. In an aging population it is important to ensure adequate oral health for future generations as prevention and treatment methods adopted so far may soon appear insufficient. Objectives. The aim of this study was to assess whether social and behavioral factors, i.e. education, smoking, occupational activity, alcohol consumption, sports activity and perceived health influence tooth loss, functional dentition, oral hygiene, and periodontal health. Material and Methods. The study involved 1008 Krakow residents (478 men and 530 women), between the age from 50-75 years. Information on age, education, occupational activity, alcohol consumption, perceived health, smoking status, sports activities was collected by the interview using standard questionnaire. Oral examinations were carried out according to the WHO recommendations. Two definitions of poor functional dentition (FD) were used, i.e. having less than 20 teeth and having less than 4 pairs of contacting teeth. Pocket depths (PD) were measured using Hu-Friedy periodontal probe type PCPUNC15. Oral hygiene was assessed using Plaque Index (PI) by Silness & Löe.Results. There were 16% edentulous men and women. After adjustment for covariates, persons with low education had more than seven times higher prevalence of having poor FD in women and twice higher prevalence in men compared to persons with university education (OR = 7.05 95% CI: 2.50-19.82 and OR = 2.18 95% CI: 1.18-4.02 respectively). Smoking was strongly related to the prevalence of edentulism and to the prevalence of having no FD both in men and women. After adjustment for covariates, former male smokers and current female smokers had about twice higher prevalence of periodontal disease. Conclusions. Low education and tobacco smoking appeared to be the factors strongly and independently associated with poor oral hygiene and health. Relations between oral health and other socioeconomic and behavioral factors were weaker and they were attenuated after adjustment to age, education and smoking (Dent. Med. Probl. 2016, 53, 1, 66-77).

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Relationship between the number of remaining teeth and physical activity in community-dwelling elderly

Cited by 56 publications

References 18 publications

Impact of oral health status on oral health-related quality of life in Chinese hospitalised geriatric patients

Impact of oral health status on oral health-related quality of life in Chinese hospitalised geriatric patients

Socioeconomic inequality in clusters of health-related behaviours in Europe: latent class analysis of a cross-sectional European survey

Socioeconomic Status, Health Behaviours and Oral Health in Adult Urban Population of Krakow

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