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Tobacco smoking: a major risk factor for loss of teeth in three 70-year-old cohorts
Authors:Tor   sterberg,Dan Mellstr  m
Affiliation:Tor Österberg,Dan Mellström
Abstract:Oral health was examined in a random sample of 1377 people in three 70-year-old cohorts studied within 5-yr intervals. During the studied period 1971-1983 the prevalence of toothlessness decreased from 52 to 34%. Toothlessness in men was more common in smokers, 48%, and ex-smokers, 32%, than in non-smokers, 20%. Eichner's index was used as a measurement of dental invalidity. This index showed a worse dental state among smokers and ex-smokers compared to non-smokers. Multivariate analyses indicated that tobacco smoking was a major independent risk factor for tooth loss in elderly men.
Keywords:aged  dental health  edentia  epidemiology oral  tobacco smoking
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