Association Between Tooth Loss, Receipt of Dental Care, and Functional Disability in an Elderly Japanese Population: The Tsurugaya Project

To examine whether number of remaining teeth and regular dental care affect incident functional disability in elderly Japanese adults. Tsurugaya district, Sendai, Japan. Community-dwelling individuals aged 70 and older (N = 834). The outcome measurement was incident functional disability, defined as first certification of long-term care insurance in Japan, which is determined on the basis of a strictly established uniform nationwide standard. During a median follow-up of 7.9 years (interquartile range 4.8-7.9 years), information on long-term care insurance was obtained from the Sendai Municipal Authority. Oral health was assessed according to number of remaining teeth and presence or absence of regular dental care. Data were also collected on age, sex, body mass index, medical history, smoking, alcohol consumption, duration of education, depressive symptoms, cognitive impairment, physical functioning, and social support. Tooth loss was associated with greater risk of functional disability in community-dwelling elderly Japanese. Regular dental care might moderate the risk of functional disability in elderly individuals with missing teeth..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:64

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - 64(2016), 12, Seite 2495-2502

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Komiyama, Takamasa [VerfasserIn]
Ohi, Takashi [Sonstige Person]
Miyoshi, Yoshitada [Sonstige Person]
Murakami, Takahisa [Sonstige Person]
Tsuboi, Akito [Sonstige Person]
Tomata, Yasutake [Sonstige Person]
Tsuji, Ichiro [Sonstige Person]
Watanabe, Makoto [Sonstige Person]
Hattori, Yoshinori [Sonstige Person]

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44.68

Themen:

Aged
Dental care
Dentists
Disease susceptibility
Geriatrics
Long term care insurance
Long term health care
Social aspects
Teeth
Tooth loss

doi:

10.1111/jgs.14390

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1987007042