Prevalence of dentistry phobia and its relation to missing teeth, alveolar bone loss and dental care habits in an urban community sample.

In a representative sample of 784 women in Gothenburg, aged 38-54 years, the point prevalence of dentistry phobia was 13.4%; 4.3% suffered a dentistry phobia of high degree.

Number of teeth and proximal periodontal bone height in relation to social factors.

The dental status with respect to number of missing teeth and proximal periodontal bone height in relation to social factors were studied in a population sample of women 38-60 years of age. There was an overrepresentation of edentulous women among those who had grown up in a rural area, who had low education, and in those who belonged to a low socio-economic group (irrespective of whether the socio-economic group of the women themselves or of their husbands was studied), while no obvious differences were observed when the proximal periodontal bone height was studied in relation to social factors. The relationships between social factors and number of missing teeth seemed to be stronger than between social factors and any other variable included in the comprehensive population study, of which this examination of the dental status was one of a number of research projects.

Clinical and roentgenographic examination of 697 Swedish recruits, year group 1980.

In the present study, 697 recruits starting military service in 1980 were subjected to a clinical and roentgenographic dental health examination supplemented by an inquiry by questionnaire on attitudes towards dental health and dental care. The results confirm the recent improvement of the caries state previously reported for corresponding age groups by other researchers. Intact anterior teeth were observed in 51 per cent of the recruits, while 18.

An abbreviated index for periodontal bone height.

An abbreviated roentgenographic index for proximal periodontal bone height was developed which may be used to facilitate epidemiolgic research. Roentgenograms from about 2900 individuals aged 20 to 65 years and participating in epidemiologic surveys were used. The means of mesial plus distal bone levels from the mandibular molar plus premolar areas were found to satisfactorily represent the averages for the total dentition.