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Better Oral Health (good + oral_health)
Selected AbstractsGood oral health is essential for good general health: the oral,systemic connectionCLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION, Issue 2007G. J. Seymour No abstract is available for this article. [source] Oral health in relation to wearing removable dentures provided by dentists, denturists and laboratory techniciansJOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION, Issue 7 2003R. TuominenArticle first published online: 5 JUN 200 summary, The aim of this study was to evaluate the oral health of elderly Finnish men wearing removable dentures supplied either by dentists, denturists or laboratory technicians. From a sample of 550 men, 362 subjects were both interviewed and clinically examined. The subjects were asked a range of questions related to their oral health and dentures. Clinical examinations were carried out by one dentist using well-defined criteria and without knowing the information the respective subjects had given in the interview. The 242 denture wearers had a higher frequency (P < 0·001) of mucous membrane lesions (78·7%) than the 120 non-wearers (27·5%). Differences between the denture providers were small, although subjects with dentures provided by dentists had less often most of the recorded mucous membrane lesions than other denture wearers. Coating of tongue and cheilitis angularis were the most commonly encountered lesions. High levels of yeast growth were observed more frequently (P < 0·02) among subjects who had obtained their dentures from dentists (41·3%) than from either denturists (17·1%) or laboratory technicians (18·2%). Among dentate subjects, the average number of remaining teeth was higher (P < 0·05) among those who had obtained their dentures from dentists (8·7) than among subjects wearing dentures from denturists (5·9) or laboratory technicians (6·2). Subjects wearing dentures supplied by dentists had slightly better oral health than other denture wearers. The observed differences can be at least partly explained by dentists' patients having higher number of remaining teeth and also more frequent check-up visits. [source] Demographic and socio-economic factors associated with dental health among older people in NSWAUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Issue 1 2004Clare Ringland Objective: To investigate the association between oral health status and social, economic and demographic factors in community-dwelling older people in New South Wales (NSW). Methods: Binary and multinomial logistic regression analyses were used to examine the associations between measures of oral health status (edentulous/dentate, and the frequency of toothache or mouth or denture problems in the previous 12 months) and demographic and socio-economic factors using data from the NSW Older People's Health Survey 1999. Results: After adjusting for other factors, being edentulous was associated with being older, having no private dental insurance, being female, leaving school at less than 15 years of age, not being financially comfortable, not being a homeowner, living in a rural area, and being unable to travel alone. Among both dentate and edentulous people, increasing age and being able to travel independently were associated with decreased reporting of toothache, mouth or denture problems; while not being financially comfor table was associated with increased reporting of toothache or mouth or denture problems. The frequency of mouth or denture problems was not found to be independently associated with having private dental insurance nor with holding a health concession card. Conclusions: Among older people in NSW, oral health is associated with a range of demographic and socio-economic factors. The results suggest that better oral health among older people is associated with a capacity to pay out-of-pocket dental expenses rather than with private dental insurance or having access to public-funded dental care. [source] The oral health of children considered very high risk for infective endocarditisINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY, Issue 3 2010RICHARD BALMER International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2010; 20: 173,178 Background., Children with previous experience of infective endocarditis or with prosthetic heart valve are considered at very high risk for infective endocarditis. Aim., The aim of this study was to compare the dental health of a group of these children with a group of healthy controls and to determine parental awareness of the importance of good oral health. Design., Oral examination was carried out in 28 children with previous infective endocarditis or a prosthetic heart valve to assess oral health. Findings were compared to a healthy control group of 28. Questionnaires were distributed to the parents to assess awareness of oral health. Results., There was no significant difference in DMFT scores of study and control group (2.43 +/- 3.72 and 1.36 +/- 2.5 respectively) or in DMFT scores of study and control group (1.5 +/- 1.73 and 1.15 +/- 1.42 respectively), 36% of the study group had untreated caries. Parental knowledge of the link between oral health and infective endocarditis was excellent. Conclusions., There were no significant differences between the oral health of cardiac children and healthy children although the dmft and DMFT scores of the study group were high. Of concern was the proportion of children with untreated caries in spite of good dental awareness and attendance. [source] Periodontal disease and systemic health: current statusAUSTRALIAN DENTAL JOURNAL, Issue 2009MP Cullinan Abstract The relationship between poor oral health and systemic diseases has been increasingly recognized over the past two decades. Indeed, the clichés "You cannot have good general health without good oral health", "The mouth is part of the body" and "Floss or die", are gaining an increasing momentum. A large number of epidemiological studies have now linked poor oral health with cardiovascular diseases, poor glycaemic control in diabetics, low birthweight preterm babies and a variety of other conditions. The majority have shown an association, although not always strong. As a result, a number of meta-analyses have been conducted and have confirmed the associations and at the same time cautioned that further studies are required, particularly with regard to the effect of periodontal treatment in reducing risk. A number of biologically plausible mechanisms have been put forward to explain the association and there is accumulating evidence in support of them, although at this stage, insufficient to establish causality. Nevertheless, the relationship between poor oral health and systemic diseases has become a significant issue, such that adult oral health can no longer be ignored in overall health strategies. This review provides an update on current understanding of the contribution of poor oral health to systemic diseases, the possible mechanisms involved and the relevance of this for general dental practitioners. [source] | ||||||||||