Cross-sectional study of age-specific differences in salivary occult blood test results in older adults
| Autor: | Shuichi Awata, Keiko Motokawa, Junichi Furuya, Maki Shirobe, Ayako Edahiro, Chiaki Matsubara, Yutaka Watanabe, Shunsuke Minakuchi, Shoji Shinkai, Yuki Ohara, Junko Nakajima, Hiroki Inagaki, Michiyo Obana, Hirohiko Hirano |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Saliva business.industry Cross-sectional study Binomial regression Smoking Oral Health Odds ratio Oral health Dental plaque medicine.disease Occult Age specific stomatognathic diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Occult Blood Surveys and Questionnaires Internal medicine Medicine business General Dentistry |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Oral Science. 62:410-414 |
| ISSN: | 1880-4926 1343-4934 |
| DOI: | 10.2334/josnusd.19-0392 |
| Popis: | This study aimed to identify factors associated with poor oral health status, as indicated by salivary occult blood (SOB) level, in community-dwelling older adults. A total of 592 community-dwelling participants aged 70 to 84 years with 20 to 28 teeth participated in the survey and SOB evaluation. Survey items included behaviors during dental visits, systemic diseases, smoking habit, cognitive function, and findings of intraoral examination. To identify factors associated with high SOB levels, binomial logistic regression analysis was performed after classifying participants as having high and low SOB on the basis of 75th-percentile SOB measurements. Presence of dental plaque (odds ratio [OR]: 2.26), poor subjective oral health (OR: 2.99) (for the age group 70 to 74 years), fewer remaining teeth (OR: 0.80), no dental visits during the previous year (OR: 2.80) (for the age group 75 to 79 years), and no dental visits during the previous year (OR: 3.93) (for the age group 80 to 84 years) were significantly associated with high SOB levels. The factors associated with high SOB, which indicates poor oral health status, differed by age group in community-dwelling older adults. Therefore, oral health management may improve oral health by providing different age groups with care that accounts for their physical and social functional abilities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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