The percentage of completely and partially edentulous patients and their prosthetic treatment at the Department of Substitutive Dental Sciences (SDS), College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, were investigated. Panoramic radiographs and medical records of adult patients (n = 479, mean age 45.9 years, and range 25-96 years) treated in 2011-2014 were examined. 6% of the patients were completel...

BACKGROUND A lot of epidemiological surveys have been conducted in dental caries and periodontal problems, but prosthetic sector is lacking such study. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the level of edentulousness, the cause of edentulousness, the denture wearing and denture needs of selected Nepalese population. It will also analyze how factors, such as habits, built, educational...

BACKGROUND Community-level factors as well as individual-level factors affect individual health. To date, no studies have examined the association between community-level social gradient and edentulousness. The aim of this study was to investigate individual- and community-level social inequalities in edentulousness and to determine any explanatory factors in this association. METHODS We anal...

AIM To examine the relationship between edentulousness and the socioeconomic and behavioural variables collected in a cross-sectional study of an elderly population. METHODS The study was conducted on 277 elderly (60 years or older) in the municipality of Biguaçu, Southern Brazil. The oral examinations and questionnaires were conducted by two calibrated dentists. The criteria used followed th...

BACKGROUND Oral health contributes significantly towards quality of life(QOL). Edentulousness falls in a special category among the various conditions of dental origin. Dietary intake and nutritional status is affected by poor oral health and loss of teeth. This will ultimately compromise general health. OBJECTIVE To identify the frequency of Kennedy's classification among partial edentulous ...

The purpose of this research was to investigate the prevalence and correlates of edentulousness among the Thai elderly living at home. This study was a baseline part of a longitudinal epidemiologic investigation of geriatric oral health. Subjects comprised of 522 older adults aged 51 years and over living at home in an urban community in Bangkok. Data were collected from a clinical oral examina...

UNLABELLED India has a large geriatric population of 77 millions, comprising 7.7% of its total population. One of the major handicaps in the elderly is loss of teeth, affecting their mastication, dietary intake and nutritional status. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The present study was planned to assess the level of edentulousness, cause of edentulousness, denture wearing and denture needs of the middl...

BACKGROUND Periodontitis may contribute to destabilization of atherosclerotic plaque leading to acute coronary syndrome and myocardial infarction (MI). The aim of the paper was to evaluate the state of the oral cavity and test the association between chosen parameters of acute, hospital phase MI in patients aged 60 and younger. METHODS We examined patients with acute MI, age 60. Control group...