The dental and periodontal status, oral hygiene, and dental visit habits of 250 residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities for the elderly in a suburban community in Norway were recorded. The findings were compared with the data from an identical examination of the residents in the same LTC facilities in 1980. In 1993 the mean number of remaining teeth per person was 11.7 (CI = 10.3-13.1). Th...

Alveolar bone loss (RRR) is a continuous process following tooth extraction, more pronounced during the first few months after the tooth extraction than later. The RRR in the mandible is twice that of the maxilla during a 1-year period and the mandibular: maxillary resorption ratio increases further to 4:1. So far, the etiology of RRR has not been elucidated. It has been speculated that both sy...

OBJECTIVE To determine the nutrition and oral health status of elderly persons in Nairobi, Kenya. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING Households in Dagoretti Division of Nairobi. SUBJECTS Two hundred and eighty nine persons (29.8% males and 70.2% females) aged 45 years and above were assessed. RESULTS The level of malnutrition using the mid upper arm circumference was 18.8% while by...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental and oral mucosal lesions in institutionalised elderly people in Rasht. BACKGROUND Oral health in the elderly people is important to tailor the health programmes for this increasing age group within the population. METHODS A total of 216 elderly people residing in a geriatric nursing home were included in the study. Su...

OBJECTIVE We analyzed the association of coronary heart disease (CHD) and serology of periodontitis in a random sample (n=1163) of men (aged 45 to 74 years) by determining serum IgG-antibodies to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis. METHODS AND RESULTS CHD (n=159) was more prevalent among edentulous than dentate subjects (19.8% and 12.1%, P=0.003). In the dentate...

OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to measure the level of dental anxiety and its correlation with dental history, denture satisfaction and other variables. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on 150 completely edentulous patients reporting to the Department of Prosthodontics, KLES's Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum, over a period of 17 months (August 200...

Studies among long-term survivors of childhood cancer who had received high-dose irradiation therapy of 4-60 Gy, demonstrated acute and chronic dental effects, including periodontal diseases. However, the possible effects of low to moderate doses of radiation on dental health are sparse. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between childhood exposure to low-moderate doses of ...