Tobacco smoking: a major risk factor for loss of teeth in three 70‐year‐old cohorts *
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
- Vol. 14 (6) , 367-370
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01093.x
Abstract
Oral health was examined in a random sample of 1377 people in three 70-yr-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 tabacco smoking was a major independent risk factor for tooth loss in elderly men.Keywords
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