Prospective study on tooth loss in a cohort of dentate elderly

The aim of this study was to assess factors associated with tooth loss in elderly 60 years or older during a four-year observation period. A representative cohort of dentate elderly from the city of São Paulo, Brazil, participated in the study. The outcome was teeth loss incidence from 2006 to 2010....

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Published in:Cadernos de saúde pública 2016-08, Vol.32 (8), p.e00017215-e00017215
Main Authors: Teixeira, Doralice Severo da Cruz, Frazão, Paulo, Alencar, Gizelton Pereira, Baquero, Oswaldo Santos, Narvai, Paulo Capel, Lebrão, Maria Lucia, Duarte, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Aged
Brazil - epidemiology
Dentition
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Oral Health
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Tooth Loss - epidemiology
Tooth Loss - etiology
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Summary:The aim of this study was to assess factors associated with tooth loss in elderly 60 years or older during a four-year observation period. A representative cohort of dentate elderly from the city of São Paulo, Brazil, participated in the study. The outcome was teeth loss incidence from 2006 to 2010. Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, health services access and use, behavior, reported diseases, cognitive status, functional status, state of dentition, and use of dental prosthesis were recorded as independent variables in 2006 and the outcome was measured in 2010. Negative binomial regression models were used. Participation included 440 dentate elderly. Increased likelihood of tooth loss was associated with use of two removable prostheses (RR = 1.57; 95%CI: 1.02-2.41), fair self-rated oral health (RR = 1.62; 95%CI: 1.11-2.36), bad/very bad self-rated oral health (RR = 1.87; 95%CI: 1.11-3.17), male gender (RR = 1.74; 95%CI: 1.28-2.37), and living alone (RR = 2.03; 95%CI: 1.11-3.72).
ISSN:1678-4464
DOI:10.1590/0102-311X00017215