Relationship between dental loss and health outcomes among hospitalized patients with and without diabetes

Autor: Michael F. Neubauer, Kenneth Izuora, Civon L. Gewelber, Ammar Yousif, Gayle Allenback
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research. 67(3)
ISSN: 1708-8267
Popis: There is mixed evidence regarding the impact of poor dental health on cardiovascular disease and other health outcomes. Our objective was to determine the outcomes associated with poor dental health among hospitalized patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) at our institution. We enrolled a consecutive sample of adult patients admitted to an academic medical center. We gathered demographic, health and dental information, reviewed their medical records and then examined their teeth. We analyzed data using SPSS V.24. There was a high prevalence of dental loss among all hospitalized patients. Older age (p
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