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15369462

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-9-16
pubmed:abstractText
This study examined the relationship between dental care and dental health status in institutionalized elderly people in Japan through a 6-year prospective cohort study. All the 719 subjects received both baseline and follow-up surveys. The uptake of dental care was examined at the follow-up survey. We examined the relationship between baseline variables and the provision of dental care, and the relationship between dental care and change of oral health status. About 47% of the subjects and about 60% of the baseline dentate subjects received some dental treatment during the 6-year follow-up period. The subjects who were in better systemic and dental health at baseline used dental services frequently. The number of teeth needing extraction decreased in the subjects who received dental treatment, and increased in the untreated subjects. Denture status was better in the treated subjects than in the untreated subjects. Dental care appears to be an important factor in maintaining a healthy oral status for the institutionalized elderly.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0305-182X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
837-42
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Relationship between dental care and oral health in institutionalized elderly people in Japan.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Kyushu University Faculty of Dental Science, Fukuoka, Japan. shimadha@mbox.nc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article