Socio-behavioral predictors of changes in dentition status: a prospective analysis of the 1942 Swedish birth cohort

Abstract

Fewer substantial proportions of the 1942 cohort experienced tooth loss between ages 50 and 65. Tooth loss was highly prevalent from age 50 and increased moderately with increasing age. Oral disease-related factors and socio-behavioral characteristics such as refraining from dental care because of financial limitations, acting at earlier and later life-course stages were major risk factors for having tooth loss. Early primary prevention of smoking and increased equitable access to dental care might improve tooth retention throughout the transition from middle age to early-older age.

Association of Oral Health Literacy and Dental Visitation in an Inner-City Emergency Department Population

“…In an unadjusted analysis, lower OHL was found in racial minorities, those with lower education, unemployed or disabled individuals, single individuals, and those without a regular source of primary care or without dental insurance. These results are not surprising given that disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, men, low-income, and uninsured individuals are well documented [11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19]. Prior studies have reported on the effectiveness of educational interventions for improving oral health [31].…”

“…The available research associates low OHL with poor outcomes including oral health status [6,7], dental neglect [8], sporadic dental attendance [9], and likelihood to fail appointments [10]. In the efforts to understand OHL, many ethnic [11,12,13,14,15] and sociodemographic [16,17,18,19] inequalities have emerged. Like health literacy, estimates of OHL in the United States population are low.…”

Tooth loss and its association with dietary intake and diet quality in American adults

“…53 For ratio of family income to poverty, it was recoded to a three-level categorical variable. 54 Because previous studies found physical activity 55 and smoking [56][57][58] were associated with tooth loss, they were included as covariates in the present study. Physical activity was coded using responses from questions ''does your work involve vigorous-intensity activity that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate'' and ''do you do any moderate-intensity sports, fitness, or recreational activities that cause a small increase in breathing or heart rate'' from the physical activity questionnaire, then categorized into one of the three groups: vigorously active, moderately active, sedentary.…”

The Relationship of Oral Health Literacy and Self-Efficacy With Oral Health Status and Dental Neglect

“…These factors include genetic and environmental, 22 socio-demographics 23–25 and personality. 26–28 While OHL represents one’s ability to understand and process the relevant health information, other characteristics may modify the resulting decisions or actions.…”