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Tobacco smoking: a major risk factor for loss of teeth in three 70‐year‐old cohorts *
Author(s) -
Österberg Tor,
Mellström Dan
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01093.x
Subject(s) - medicine , risk factor , multivariate analysis , dentistry , oral health , tooth loss , tobacco use , demography , environmental health , population , sociology
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 tobacco smoking was a major independent risk factor for tooth loss in elderly men.