Abstract
Objectives: To investigate tobacco and alcohol consumption as risk indicators for missing teeth in late middle-aged Danes. Method: In all, 1,517 Copenhagen Aging and Midlife Biobank (CAMB) participants received a clinical oral examination that included number of teeth. Information on smoking, drinking, and various covariates was obtained using self-administered, structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression (dependent variable: 6+ vs. <6 missing teeth) were used to investigate smoking and drinking in relation to missing teeth. Results: Current smokers, persons who currently or previously smoked >15 tobacco units/day, and persons who had smoked for 27+ years had elevated mean scores of missing teeth and associated odds ratios (OR) compared with never smokers. Relative to nondrinkers, alcohol consumption was associated with reduced odds of missing 6+ teeth. Discussion: Our findings suggest that smoking is positively associated, while alcoholic beverage consumption is inversely related to tooth loss in middle-aged Danes.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Aging and Health |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 54-71 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISSN | 0898-2643 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2014 |
Keywords
- Alcohol Drinking
- Cohort Studies
- Denmark
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Questionnaires
- Risk Factors
- Smoking
- Tooth Loss