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The Occurrence of Retained Roots in Association with Oral Health Among the Adult Population of Finland 1
Author(s) -
Ranta Kari,
Tuominen Risto,
Paunio Ilkka
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
gerodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1741-2358
pISSN - 0734-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-2358.1987.tb00282.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , oral health , root caries , population , demography , oral examination , environmental health , sociology
In the present study the association between the occurrence of retained roots and several oral status factors was studied using a representative sample of 8,000 Finnish adults 30 yrs of age and over. The overall prevalence rate of dentate subjects with roots was 21%, a rate consistently higher among men. In the age category 65+ yrs, the prevalence rate was 35%. Among subjects with at least one root the average number of roots was 2.7. Those having removable denture(s) and a number of filled teeth showed a decreased probability of having root(s). Among those having root(s) the greater number of roots was associated with increasing age and with increasing number of remaining and decayed teeth.