Use of dental implants among older adults of two southern Brazilian cities : A population-based cross-sectional study

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AIM: To assess the prevalence and associated factors with use of dental implants among older adults.

METHODS: This cross-sectional study was performed with home dwelling older adults from the cities Cruz Alta and Veranópolis, Brazil. The main outcome was obtained by a clinical oral examination, considering those with at least one dental implant. Independent variables were collected by a structured questionnaire. Crude and adjusted analysis was performed by Poisson regression with robust variance estimation; results are presented in prevalence ratio (PR) and 95% confidence interval.

RESULTS: It was included 569 participants. The overall prevalence of using at least one dental implant was 16.7%. Higher PR for the use of dental implants was observed in white individuals (PR:5.147; 95% CI:2.033-3.034), in those with at least medium income (PR:3.202; 95% CI:1.196-5.572) and in those with access to dental care in the last 12 months (RP:1.595; 95% CI:1.087-2.340). Older adults with a medium level of education (RP:0.484; 95% CI:0.240-0.978) and those that did not use dental floss (RP:0.627; 95% CI:0.240-0.978) demonstrated a significantly lower PR for use of dental implants.

CONCLUSION: A substantial prevalence of use of dental implants was observed among older adults. In addition, white ones, those with a better financial situation and users of dental floss presented higher use of dental implants.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry - 43(2023), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 56-66

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Muniz, Francisco Wilker Mustafa Gomes [VerfasserIn]
Fernandez, Matheus Dos Santos [VerfasserIn]
Pacheco, Karen Eymael [VerfasserIn]
Martins, Marcella Wohlfahrt [VerfasserIn]
Trevisan, Thais Carleso [VerfasserIn]
Zatt, Fernanda Pretto [VerfasserIn]
Colussi, Paulo Roberto Graffiti [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dental Implants
Dental care for aged
Dental implants
Epidemiology
Journal Article
Public health dentistry

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.01.2023

Date Revised 20.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/scd.12736

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM341888591