BACKGROUND The world population is aging considerably. The state of elderly's dentition is poor. Many authors agree that the oral health status influence the elderly's quality of life.The objective of our study was to analyze the relation between the oral health status and the general health status through the quality of life of elderly people aged 65 years or more in Valencia, Spain. MATERIA...

Neighborhood conditions affect general health by influencing health behaviors. But parental perceptions of their neighborhood and its influence on children’s oral health status have received little attention. This study examined the association between neighborhood perception as reported by parents/caregivers and children’s oral health in the United States. We analyzed data from the National Su...

Oral health status of HIV positive individuals is in poor condition which may be a sequela of variety of factors. This study was aimed at assessing and comparing the oral health status and oromucosal lesions between HIV positive and negative individuals in India. A total of 126 HIV positive and 532 HIV negative individuals were recruited for the study. Oral health status and oromucosal lesions ...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Drug addiction causes severe oral damage and the socio-economic problems. Prevention and treatment of oral and dental diseases among substance abusers may facilitate their rehabilitation procedure and recovery from drug dependence. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between drug abuse and oral heal...

background: corticosteroids (cs) are used widely for their anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties. they have the potential to cause dramatic improvement as well as produce equally dramatic adverse effects. the clinical misuse like over prescription of the drug should be avoided. long-term administration may cause many adverse effects leading to impaired oral health. oral health is u...

BACKGROUND Limited information on oral health status for young adults aged 18 year-olds is known, and no available data exists in Hong Kong. The aims of this study were to investigate the oral health status and its risk indicators among young adults in Hong Kong using negative binomial regression. METHODS A survey was conducted in a representative sample of Hong Kong young adults aged 18 year...

OBJECTIVES This study investigated health inequality for self-reported oral health outcomes among adolescents. The role of oral health behaviors and psychological factors in explaining oral health inequality was investigated using the hypothesis of mediation. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study that used self-completed questionnaires. This study sampled 639 (315 male and 324 female) 15- ...