BACKGROUND To determine if edentulism, controlling for other known factors, is associated with subjective self-report health status (SRH) in Mexican adults. MATERIAL AND METHODS We examined the SRH of 13 966 individuals 35 years and older, using data from the National Survey of Performance Assessment, a cross-sectional study that is part of the technical collaboration between the Ministry of ...

Introduction: The growth of the Brazilian older adult population has influenced increased demand for institutionalization this public, which usually poor oral health conditions such as edentulism. Objective: To characterize and verify variables related to edentulism institutionalized adults relation time with health. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted 512 in sociodemographic prof...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study is to examine the sinus lateral wall thickness (LWT) of atrophic posterior maxilla (<10 mm) of patients with complete and partial edentulism and determine the influence of residual ridge height (RH), sex, and age on maxillary LWT. METHODS Four hundred fourteen measures were taken from 140 consecutive patients that met the inclusion criteria. On the sele...

The American College of Prosthodontists (ACP) has developed a classification system for partial edentulism based on diagnostic findings. This classification system is similar to the classification system for complete edentulism previously developed by the ACP. These guidelines are intended to help practitioners determine appropriate treatments for their patients. Four categories of partial eden...

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of choosing different socioeconomic status indicators in research regarding older adults’ oral health. is a cross-sectional that analyzed baseline data from Brazilian Longitudinal Study on Aging (ELSI-Brazil). The outcomes were edentulism (n = 9,073) and self-reported health 9,365). following assessed: individual income, per capita household wealth ind...

In 2003, 9% of Canadians aged 15 or older reported that they had no natural teeth; that is, they were edentate. This estimate is based on data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). A comparison of estimates from the CCHS and the 1990 Health Promotion Survey reveals a decline in the prevalence of complete tooth loss. In 1990, 16% of the population was edentate. The largest decline in...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of different Kennedy's classes of partial edentulism during 18 months period. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients were clinically examined for various Kennedy's classes of partial edentulism in the outpatient department (OPD), prosthodontics, GPRDCH, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh). RESULTS Of the total 1,420 OPD patients, Kennedy's class ...

OBJECTIVES We examined the potential association between prior chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and edentulism, and whether the association varied by COPD severity using data from the Dental Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. DESIGN Cross-sectional. SETTING Community dwelling subjects from four US communities. PARTICIPANTS AND MEASUREMENTS Cases were identified as eden...