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Relationships among education, dentate status, and diet in adults
Author(s) -
Papas Athena S.,
Joshi Anil,
Giunta John L.,
Palmer Carole A.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1998.tb01355.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gerontology , dentures , population , oral health , vitamin , dentistry , environmental health
The Nutrition and Oral Health Study (NOHS) was established to study the interrelationship of oral health status, dietary intake, and education, and to define their relative impact on the middle aged and elderly. Two hundred forty‐seven partially or fully dentate (at least 6 teeth) subjects returned two food diaries over a 16‐month period. Despite the investigators' efforts to enroll from a socio‐economically diverse Boston population, the volunteers were health‐conscious, with 85% having been to the dentist within the last year; 95% brushed, and 60% flossed daily. More than half the volunteers had attended college. With the exception of cholesterol intake, which was high in both the higher‐ and lower‐educated males, most individuals, despite their dentate status, sought good nutrition. People who wore dentures consumed more refined carbohydrates and sucrose. As the number of teeth declined, Vitamin A, crude fiber, and calcium declined, while cholesterol rose. These factors may have a significant implication for general health .