Starch intake and caries increment: A longitudinal study in Finnish adults.

Objective: To evaluate whether changes in starch intake (in terms of amount and food sources) were associated with increments in dental caries among adults.

Design: This is an 11-year longitudinal study (2000-2011) with duplicate assessments for all variables. A 128-item FFQ was used to estimate intake of starch (g/d) and six starch-rich food groups (potatoes, potato products, roots and tubers, pasta, wholegrains and legumes).

Starch intake and changes in dental caries among adults: A longitudinal study in Finland.

Objective: To evaluate the association between starch intake (amount and type) and changes in dental caries among adults over 11 years.

Methods: Data from 1679 adults, aged 30 years and over, who participated in three consecutive surveys in Finland were pooled for analysis. Participants completed a validated semi-structured 128-item food frequency questionnaire at baseline, from which total starch intake (g/day and % energy intake) and the intake (g/day) of seven food groups high in starch (potatoes, potato products, roots and tubers, refined grains, pasta, wholegrains, and legumes) were estimated.

Is Starch Intake Associated With Periodontal Status? An 11-Year Longitudinal Analysis Among Finnish Adults.

Aim: To evaluate the association between baseline starch intake (amount and sources) and changes in periodontal status over 11 years in adults.

Methods: Adults aged 30-82 years, who participated in the Finnish Health 2000 survey and were re-examined in 2004/2005 and/or 2011 were included in the study. The consumption of total starch and six relevant food groups (potatoes, fried potatoes, roots and tubers, pasta, wholegrains and legumes) over the past year was determined at baseline with a validated food frequency questionnaire.

Oral health of people experiencing homelessness in London: a mixed methods study.

Background: Those experiencing homelessness have significant health and oral health needs and are at the extreme of health inequalities. The aim of the study was to conduct an oral health needs assessment for those experiencing homeless in London and impacts on their oral health-related quality of life.

Methods: The oral health needs assessment consisted of quantitative and qualitative methods.

Dimensional Structure of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale.

Background: Detecting the latent dimensions of quality of life as affected by oral diseases is essential for promoting oral health in children. This study aimed to test the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) via an appropriate method to detect its dimensions of quality of life as affected by oral diseases.

Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out in Shiraz, Iran, between 2014 and 2015.