Periodontal disease in the oldest-old living in Kungsholmen, Sweden: findings from the KEOHS project.

TY - JOUR

T1 - Periodontal disease in the oldest-old living in Kungsholmen, Sweden: findings from the KEOHS project.

AU - Holm-Pedersen, Poul

AU - Russell, Stefanie Luise

AU - Avlund, Kirsten

AU - Viitanen, Matti

AU - Winblad, Bengt

AU - Katz, Ralph V

N1 - Keywords: Age Factors; Aged, 80 and over; Epidemiologic Methods; Female; Humans; Male; Oral Health; Periodontal Diseases; Periodontal Pocket; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Sweden

PY - 2006

Y1 - 2006

N2 - AIMS: The Kungsholmen Elders Oral Health Study evaluated the oral health status of generally healthy, community-dwelling persons aged 80 years and over living in Stockholm, Sweden. This paper reports periodontal disease findings and evaluates the distribution by sociodemographic factors. METHODS: Eligible persons were identified through the Kungsholmen Project, an ongoing, longitudinal, population-based study of older adults. A total of 121 study subjects received a periodontal examination. RESULTS: The mean pocket probing depth was 2.6 mm and the mean clinical attachment loss was 3.7 mm. Gingival bleeding was common. Over half of all study participants met the criteria used for "serious periodontitis" (SP). In the best fit adjusted odds ratio (OR) model, males were 3.1 times more likely than females to have "SP" (OR=3.1, 95% CI 1.2, 8.0), a statistically significant observation. A sub-analysis of the differences in proportion of participants with SP revealed that the difference by sex also increased by age. CONCLUSIONS: These findings document the substantial and ongoing impact of periodontal disease in a sample of generally healthy, community dwelling older adults and underscore the importance of continued periodontal disease prevention and treatment in the oldest-old.

AB - AIMS: The Kungsholmen Elders Oral Health Study evaluated the oral health status of generally healthy, community-dwelling persons aged 80 years and over living in Stockholm, Sweden. This paper reports periodontal disease findings and evaluates the distribution by sociodemographic factors. METHODS: Eligible persons were identified through the Kungsholmen Project, an ongoing, longitudinal, population-based study of older adults. A total of 121 study subjects received a periodontal examination. RESULTS: The mean pocket probing depth was 2.6 mm and the mean clinical attachment loss was 3.7 mm. Gingival bleeding was common. Over half of all study participants met the criteria used for "serious periodontitis" (SP). In the best fit adjusted odds ratio (OR) model, males were 3.1 times more likely than females to have "SP" (OR=3.1, 95% CI 1.2, 8.0), a statistically significant observation. A sub-analysis of the differences in proportion of participants with SP revealed that the difference by sex also increased by age. CONCLUSIONS: These findings document the substantial and ongoing impact of periodontal disease in a sample of generally healthy, community dwelling older adults and underscore the importance of continued periodontal disease prevention and treatment in the oldest-old.

U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2006.00922.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2006.00922.x

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 16677325

SN - 0303-6979

VL - 33

SP - 376

EP - 384

JO - Journal of Clinical Periodontology

JF - Journal of Clinical Periodontology

IS - 6

ER -