Tooth loss and periodontitis in older individuals: results from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care

BACKGROUND Due to the increasing number of older people, there is a need for studies focused on this population. The aims of the present study are to assess oral and systemic conditions in individuals aged 60 to 95 years with access to dental insurance. METHODS Probing depths (PDs), tooth loss, alveolar bone levels, and systemic health were studied among a representative cohort of older individuals. RESULTS A total of 1,147 individuals in young-old (aged 60 or 67 years), old (aged 72 or 78 years), and old-old (aged ≥81 years) age groups were enrolled, including 200 individuals who were edentulous, in this study. Annual dental care was received by 82% of dentate individuals. Systemic diseases were common (diabetes: 5.8%; cardiovascular diseases: 20.7%; obesity: 71.2%; elevated C-reactive protein [CRP]: 98.4%). Serum CRP values were unrelated to periodontal conditions. Rates of periodontitis, defined as ≥30% of sites with a distance from cemento-enamel junction to bone of ≥5 mm, were 11.2% in women in the young-old age group and 44.9% in men in the old-old age group. Individuals in older age groups had a higher likelihood of periodontitis defined by bone loss and cutoff levels of PD ≥5 mm (odds ratio: 1.8; 95% confidence interval: 1.2 to 2.5; P <0.01). A total of 7% of individuals in the old-old age group had ≥20 teeth and no periodontitis. Systemic diseases, dental use, or smoking were not explanatory, whereas age and sex were explanatory for periodontitis. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of periodontitis increased with age. Sex seems to be the dominant explanatory factor for periodontitis in older individuals. Despite frequent dental visits, overall oral health in the oldest age cohort was poor.

Report of the 66th National Conference on Weights and Measures : July 13-17, 1981, St. Louis, Missouri /

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Panama Canal Commission [microform] : hearings before the Subcommittee on the Panama Canal of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, on organization and oversight of the Panama Canal Commission, November 2, 1979, Panama Canal authorization and oversight, H.R. 6515, H.R. 6516, February 19, 1980.

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Report of the National Conference on Weights and Measures.

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Reference guide outline; specifications for aerial surveys and mapping by photogrammetric methods for highways, prepared by the Photogrammetry for Highways Committee, jointly sponsored by the American Society of Photogrammetry, and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping and recommended by the Committee for endorsement and distribution by these sponsoring societies.

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Remarks on prisons and prison discipline in the United States.

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Reports of the secretary of the Treasury of the United States, prepared in obedience to the act of the 10th May, 1800 ... to which are prefixed the reports of Alexander Hamilton, on public credit, on a national bank, on manufactures, and on the establishment of a mint.

Reports for 1801-1828 were also reprinted in 2 vols. with the reports of Alexander Hamilton on public credit, on a national bank, on manufacctures and on the establishment of a mint, prefixed. Washington, Printed by D. Green, 1828-29.

A comparative evaluation of alternative systems for the provision of effective access to periodical literature : a report to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science /

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Government and the Nation's resources : report of the National Commission on Supplies and Shortages.

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The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

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Annual report of the National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life.

Report for 1976 covers period from Nov. 28, 1975-Sept. 30, 1976.

Health and Social Services for Older People (HeSSOP) Consulting older people on health and social services: A survey of service use, experiences and needs

The study provides an evaluation of health and social services from the perspective of older people themselves and provides an opportunity for older people to express their lifelong care preferences. The National Council on Ageing and Older People strongly endorses the principle that older people should be involved in the development, planning and evaluation of their health and social services. This is underpinned by the principle that a health service fit for older people is a quality service that benefits everyone Download the Report here

Predictive Models of Alcohol Use Based on Attitudes and Individual Values

Two predictive models are developed in this article: the first is designed to predict people's attitudes to alcoholic drinks, while the second sets out to predict the use of alcohol in relation to selected individual values. University students (N = 1,500) were recruited through stratified sampling based on sex and academic discipline. The questionnaire used obtained information on participants' alcohol use, attitudes and personal values. The results show that the attitudes model correctly classifies 76.3% of cases. Likewise, the model for level of alcohol use correctly classifies 82% of cases. According to our results, we can conclude that there are a series of individual values that influence drinking and attitudes to alcohol use, which therefore provides us with a potentially powerful instrument for developing preventive intervention programs.

State and local taxation : national conference under the auspices of the National Tax Association : addresses and proceedings.

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Invest in our future : National Conference on Missing & Exploited Children, March 2-5, 1986, Chicago, Illinois.

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