Root caries patterns and risk factors of middle-aged and elderly people in China

–  The objectives of this study were to describe root caries patterns of Chinese adults and to analyze the effect of selected demographic and socioeconomic factors on these patterns. A total sample of 1080 residents aged 35–44‐years‐old and 1080 residents aged 65–74‐years‐old from three urban and th...

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Published in:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology 2009-06, Vol.37 (3), p.260-266
Main Authors: Du, MinQuan, Jiang, Han, Tai, BaoJun, Zhou, Yinghong, Wu, Bei, Bian, Zhuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Beverages - statistics & numerical data
China - epidemiology
Chinese
Dental Care - statistics & numerical data
Dental caries
Dentistry
Dietary Sucrose - administration & dosage
Epidemiology
Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data
Feeding Behavior
Female
Gingival Recession - epidemiology
Humans
Income
Male
Middle age
Minority Groups - statistics & numerical data
Older people
Prevalence
Risk Factors
root caries
Root Caries - epidemiology
root caries index
Rural Health - statistics & numerical data
Smoking - epidemiology
Social Class
Tea
Toothbrushing - statistics & numerical data
Urban Health - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:–  The objectives of this study were to describe root caries patterns of Chinese adults and to analyze the effect of selected demographic and socioeconomic factors on these patterns. A total sample of 1080 residents aged 35–44‐years‐old and 1080 residents aged 65–74‐years‐old from three urban and three rural survey sites in Hubei Province participated in both an oral health interview and a clinical oral health examination. Root surface caries prevalence rates were 13.1% in the middle‐aged group and 43.9% in the elderly group. The mean number of teeth affected by caries in the middle‐aged group was reported at 0.21 and 1.0 in the elderly group. Mean Root Caries Index (RCI) scores of the middle‐aged were reported at 6.29 and elderly subjects were reported at 11.95. Elderly people living in rural areas reported a higher RCI score (13.24) than those living in urban areas (10.70). A significantly higher frequency of root surface caries was observed in elderly participants (P 
ISSN:0301-5661
1600-0528
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00461.x