Open AccessRegular dental scaling associated with decreased tooth loss in the middle-aged and elderly in Korea: A 3-year prospective longitudinal study
Author(s) -
Ga Yeong Lee,
Sang Baek Koh,
Nam Hee Kim
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_566_17
Subject(s) - tooth loss , medicine , dentistry , logistic regression , epidemiology , longitudinal study , prospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , cohort study , population , oral health , demography , environmental health , surgery , physics , pathology , sociology , optics
Tooth loss exacerbates the deterioration of physical function and induces illness. Numerous studies have identified the risk factors for tooth loss, and several have identified an association of tooth loss with sociodemographic factors, general health status, and lifestyle.