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Correlates of partial tooth loss and edentulism in the Brazilian elderly.
Fernando Neves Hugo,Juliana Balbinot Hilgert,Maria da Luz Rosário de Sousa,Débora Dias da Silva,Gilberto Alfredo Pucca +4 more
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The results indicate that tooth loss and edentulism were complex phenomena, with intricate predisposing, demographic, enabling and need factors playing a role.Abstract:
– Background: In South American older adults the association between tooth loss and demographic, predisposing and enabling factors has not been determined. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between partial and complete tooth loss and demographic, predisposing, enabling and need factors, and quality of life variables in the Brazilian older adults.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 5349 subjects aged 65–74 years were evaluated using conglomerate random sampling. Data collection included dental examinations and questionnaires evaluating demographic, predisposing, enabling and need factors, and quality of life variables. Multinomial logistic regression was carried out to evaluate correlates of tooth loss. The number of teeth was set as the outcome and categorized as: edentulous, subjects with 1–19 teeth, and subjects with 20 or more teeth.
Results: Predisposing factors including age, female gender and schooling were independently associated with edentulism. Female gender was associated with partial tooth loss. The only enabling factor associated with edentulism was car ownership. Need factors were associated with edentulism and partial tooth loss. Edentulous subjects perceived the need for dental treatment less frequently. Quality of life factors were associated with partial tooth loss and edentulism. Subjects with 1–19 teeth and edentulous subjects were more likely to rate their chewing ability as not good. Edentulous subjects were more likely to rate their speech ability and their dental appearance as good.
Conclusions: The results indicate that tooth loss and edentulism were complex phenomena, with intricate predisposing, demographic, enabling and need factors playing a role.read more
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Analysis of factors related to extraction of endodontically treated teeth.
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Oral status and its association with general quality of life in older independent-living south-Brazilians.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the prevalence of edentulism and associated factors among older adults in a cross-sectional study across six such countries, including China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russian Federation and South Africa.
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Juliana Balbinot Hilgert,Fernando Neves Hugo,Maria da Luz Rosário de Sousa,Mary Clarisse Bozzetti +3 more
TL;DR: The results show that a poorer oral status, represented by having fewer teeth that were not replaced by dental prostheses, was associated with obesity in Southern Brazil older people, suggesting a close relationship between poor oral status and systemic conditions that may have important clinical implications.
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