Complete dentures associated with frailty among edentulous older Japanese people: A prospective analysis.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the cross-sectional and prospective associations between self-reported functionality of complete dentures (FCD), satisfaction with complete dentures (SCD) and the ability to chew hard food (ACHF) on the one hand and the frailty index (FI) on the other hand among edentulous community-dwelling older Japanese people.

Methods: The study examined 770 edentulous participants of the Nihon University Japanese Longitudinal Study of Aging. The self-reported FCD, SCD and ability to chew six groups of food (from hardest to softest) with complete dentures were the independent variables at the baseline.

Tooth Loss and Associated Factors in Mexican Older Adults in Nursing Homes: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.

The objective of this study was to determine the experience of tooth loss and associated factors in older adults and elderly residing in nursing homes. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Mexican older adults and elderly aged ≥60 years living in four nursing homes (two in Mexico City, Mexico: one in Cuernavaca, Morelos, and one in Oaxaca, Oaxaca). The data were collected at the facility (home nursing) by two dentists in 2019.

Frailty index and ten oral conditions in the Coyoacan cohort study: A cross-sectional analysis.

Objectives: To analyse the relationship between the Frailty Index and 10 oral conditions controlling for nutritional status among Mexican community-dwelling older people.

Background: Studies suggest that the association between frailty and oral conditions are mediated by nutrition.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional analysis includes 487 community-dwelling men and women aged ≥70 years old.

COVID-19: the impact on oral health care.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the economic, social, and oral care health inequities in societies, especially in the developing world. Severe restrictions have been imposed on dental practices, limiting prophylactic and routine oral care health, allowing treatment only for emergencies. Since dental care includes procedures that generate aerosols, the risk of infection for dental personnel has increased significantly.

Validity of the dental operating microscope and selective dentin removal with ultrasonic tips for locating the second mesiobuccal canal (MB2) in maxillary first molars: An in vivo study.

Background: Several investigations have determined whether the use of a dental operating microscope (DOM) in combination with selective dentine removal with ultrasonic tips increases the percentage of location of the Mesiobuccal 2 (MB2) root canal in maxillary first molars (MFM). However, these studies did not report the performance of in vivo measurements with the comparison with a gold standard. The aim of this study was to determine the validity of the DOM and selective dentin removal with ultrasonic tips to locate the MB2 root canal in MFM using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) as the gold standard.

Dyslipidemia and severe periodontitis among patients with type 2 diabetes.

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Risk Indicators of Tooth Loss Among Mexican Adult Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the factors associated with tooth loss in an adult population in Guanajuato, Mexico.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included individuals enrolled in a community program (2014-2016). Data were gathered through closed-ended questions about sociodemographic characteristics such as sex, age, and schooling.

Effect of a School-Based Supervised Tooth Brushing Program In Mexico City: A Cluster Randomized Intervention.

Unlabelled: Large-scale school-based programs effectively provide health education and preventive strategies. SaludARTE is a school-based program, including supervised tooth brushing, implemented in 51 elementary schools in Mexico City.

Objectives: To assess the three-month efficacy of supervised tooth brushing in reducing dental plaque, gingival inflammation, and bleeding on probing in schoolchildren participating in SaludARTE.

Impact of caries and dental fluorosis on oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study in schoolchildren receiving water naturally fluoridated at above-optimal levels.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of caries and fluorosis on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among schoolchildren living in areas with high concentrations of fluoride in water.

Methods: Five hundred and twenty-four schoolchildren (8-12 year olds) residing in rural communities in central Mexico were examined for oral hygiene, caries (International Caries Detection and Assessment System, ICDAS II), and fluorosis (Thylstrup and Fejerskov Index, TFI). OHRQoL was evaluated with the Child Perceptions Questionnaire for two age groups (CPQ and CPQ).

Relationship of hyposalivation and xerostomia in Mexican elderly with socioeconomic, sociodemographic and dental factors.

We determined the prevalence of hyposalivation and xerostomia in older Mexicans (≥60 years), and its relationship with diverse factors. A cross-sectional study was realized in elderly subjects from Pachuca, Mexico. Chewing-stimulated saliva was collected under standardized conditions and salivary flow was measured; subjects were considered to have hyposalivation if their stimulated salivary flow was less than 0.

Tooth-Loss Experience and Associated Variables among Adult Mexicans 60 Years and Older.

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the experience of tooth loss, as well as its associated variables, in a sample of adult Mexicans, aged 60 years and older.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was part of a larger project to measure diverse oral health indicators in a convenience sample: it included 139 adult Mexican seniors (69.1% of whom were women), ages 60 years and older, either living in long-term care facilities or living independently and participating in adult day care services.

Negative impact of oral health conditions on oral health related quality of life of community dwelling elders in Mexico city, a population based study.

Aim: Oral health in old persons is frequently poor; non-functional prostheses are common and negatively affect quality of life. The objective of this study was to estimate the impact of oral health problems on oral health related quality of life in a sample of home dwelling Mexican elders.

Methods: Household survey in 655 persons 70 years old and over residing in one county in Mexico City.

Oral Disease and 3-Year Incidence of Frailty in Mexican Older Adults.

Background: Poor oral health has been associated with some components of frailty. The objective of this study was to identify the association between clinical measures of oral health and the incidence of frailty among community-dwelling older adults aged 70 or older in Mexico City.

Methods: A 3-year cohort study with a probabilistic representative sample of home-dwelling elders of one district of Mexico City was performed.

The relationship between body mass index and body fat percentage and periodontal status in Mexican adolescents.

Objective: To assess the association between obesity indicators and the periodontal status of high school students.

Materials And Methods: High school students (15-year-olds) in Mexico City participated in the survey (n = 257). International Obesity Task Force cut-off values (ISO-BMI) were applied to identify overweight and obesity.

Oral health conditions and frailty in Mexican community-dwelling elderly: a cross sectional analysis.

Background: Oral health is an important component of general well-being for the elderly. Oral health-related problems include loss of teeth, nonfunctional removable dental prostheses, lesions of the oral mucosa, periodontitis, and root caries. They affect food selection, speaking ability, mastication, social relations, and quality of life.

Derivation of the short form of the Oral Health Impact Profile in Spanish (OHIP-EE-14).

Background And Objective: The Oral Health Impact Profile is the most frequently used and validated of the Oral Health Quality of Life instruments. Several short versions have been developed; and a validation of the OHIP-49 in Spanish has been published. The objective was to develop the short version of the Oral Health Impact Profile in Spanish (OHIP-EE-14).

[Validation of an instrument for measuring the effects of oral health on the quality of life of older adults in Mexico].

Objective: Translate, culturally adapt, and validate a new Spanish version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) for older persons in Mexico City, Mexico.

Methods: A validation study of the new version of OHIP-Mx-49 was carried out through interviews and clinical examinations of people aged 60 or older in the southern area of Mexico City. The following variables were analyzed: sociodemographic (age, sex, marital status, level of schooling, and whether the subject lived alone), clinical (current number of teeth, coronal and root caries, dental hygiene, and the use of removable prostheses and dentures), and self-perception (of the need for dental and general health care).

Osteoporosis, the risk of vertebral fracture, and periodontal disease in an elderly group in Mexico City.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to identify the possible association of osteoporosis, fracture risk and periodontitis, and consider the role of pharmacological treatment of osteoporosis and the periodontal condition.

Methods: Patients aged 60 and older from the Mexican National Medical Science and Nutrition Institute Salvador Zubirán participated in the study. DXA was used to assess osteoporosis and risk of vertebral fracture.

Anterior open bite and speech disorders in children with Down syndrome.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and to determine if there is an association between anterior open bite and the presence of speech disorders in a group of Mexican children with Down syndrome (DS).

Materials And Methods: The subjects were a group of Mexican children with Down syndrome (DG) and a control group (CG) of Mexican pediatric patients without disabilities matched by age. The children in both groups came from families having children with anterior open bite and children without it.

Prevalence of bruxism among Mexican children with Down syndrome.

This study sought to determine the prevalence of bruxism in a Mexican community of children with Down syndrome, and to evaluate bruxism's relationship with age, sex, intellectual disability level, and type of chromosomal abnormality of trisomy 21. Using a cross-sectional design, 57 boys and girls (3 to 14 years old) were examined. Three approaches to establish presence or absence of bruxism were employed: parental questionnaire, clinical examination, and dental study casts.

Prevalence and severity of dental caries in adolescents aged 12 and 15 living in communities with various fluoride concentrations.

Objectives: To determine the experience, prevalence, and severity of dental caries in adolescents naturally exposed to various fluoride concentrations.

Methods: A cross-sectional census was conducted on 1,538 adolescents aged 12 and 15 years living at high altitude above sea level (> 2,000 m or > 6,560 ft) in above-optimal fluoridated communities (levels ranging from 1.38 to 3.

Risk factors and prevalence of periodontitis in community-dwelling elders in Mexico.

Aim: The objective of this study was to determine whether an association existed between chronic systemic diseases/conditions, risk factors common in old age, and the extent and severity of chronic periodontal disease.

Materials And Methods: Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics were examined by contrasting rural, urban-marginal, and urban social environments in Central Mexico. Data were analysed with Analysis of Variance, chi2 tests, and multivariable logistic regression.

Validity and reliability of partial examination to assess severe periodontitis.

Objectives: To compare the extent and severity index (ESI) with a gold standard represented by actual readings of loss of attachment on six sites around all teeth present (excluding third molars).

Methods: Five standardized dentists (kappa=0.6) examined 712 subjects > or =20 years of age at a dental school (1993-1995).

Oral hygiene, gingivitis, and periodontitis in persons with Down syndrome.

This study was conducted to determine and compare the prevalence, severity, and extent of gingivitis and periodontitis in patients with Down syndrome and patients who did not have Down syndrome. The authors also assessed the relationship of these conditions and compared them to the age, gender, and oral hygiene profiles in both groups. Using a case-control study design, the authors examined 32 individuals with Down syndrome (DS) and matched each with a participant from the control group (CG) according to age and gender.