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  • Risk Indicators for Missing Teeth in Working-Age Pomeranians – An Evaluation of High-Risk Populations

    Author(s)
    Mundt, Torsten
    Schwahn, Christian
    Mack, Florian
    Polzer, Ines
    Samietz, Stefanie
    Kocher, Thomas
    Biffar, Reiner
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Mack, Florian
    Year published
    2007
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    Abstract
    Objective: The goal of this study was to examine whether psychosocial conditions for general health described in the public health literature are also reflected in tooth loss. Methods: The relation of psychosocial factors to missing teeth was evaluated among 2,501 individuals aged 25 to 59 years from the population-based cross-sectional Study of Health in Pomerania using logistic regression analyses. The case group included 15 percent of participants of each 5-year age group with the highest number of missing teeth. Results: Unemployment, dose-dependent current and former smoking, a poor general health status, and a ...
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    Objective: The goal of this study was to examine whether psychosocial conditions for general health described in the public health literature are also reflected in tooth loss. Methods: The relation of psychosocial factors to missing teeth was evaluated among 2,501 individuals aged 25 to 59 years from the population-based cross-sectional Study of Health in Pomerania using logistic regression analyses. The case group included 15 percent of participants of each 5-year age group with the highest number of missing teeth. Results: Unemployment, dose-dependent current and former smoking, a poor general health status, and a longer time since the last dental appointment were significant risk indicators for missing teeth. Alcohol consumption, use of interdental cleaning products, and checkup as the reason for the last dental visit were protective. Women with low education and low income were identified as a high-risk group for missing teeth by the three-way interaction between gender, school education, and household income. The effect of marital status was modified by gender: being single was a risk indicator for men but it was protective for women. Conclusions: The study supports the hypothesis that psychosocial conditions that affect health status as described in the general public health literature also have an effect on tooth loss. Strategies to prevent tooth loss may be expeditiously implemented in combination with approaches to prevent other health-related problems.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Public Health Dentistry
    Volume
    67
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-7325.2007.00041.x
    Subject
    Dentistry
    Public Health and Health Services
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/27933
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