A Population-Based Study of the Association Among Dry Mouth, Vitamin B2, and Mortality.

Background: Previous studies have indicated that older adults with the symptom of dry mouth have an increased risk of death. B vitamins are strongly linked to oral and systemic health. However, the relationship among dry mouth, vitamin B2 and mortality remains unclear.

A hierarchical Bilayered scaffold for periodontal complex structure regeneration.

The periodontal tissue comprises alveolar bone, cementum, and periodontal ligament (PDL), forming a highly hierarchical architecture. Although current therapies could regenerate the hard tissue well, the simultaneous reconstruction of hard and soft tissue remains a great clinical challenge with the major difficulty in highly orientated PDL regeneration. Using the unidirectional freeze-casting method and biomimetic mineralization technique, we construct a hierarchical bilayer scaffold with the aligned chitosan scaffold with ZIF-8 resembling PDL, and intrafibrillarly mineralized collagen resembling alveolar bone.

Association between dental visit behavior and mortality: a nationwide longitudinal cohort study from NHANES.

Objectives: The benefits of professional dental treatment for oral diseases have been widely investigated. However, it is unclear whether professional dental treatment provides additional benefits for improving general health.

Materials And Methods: Data were obtained from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999 to 2004 and 2011 to 2018 cycles.

Association of Tooth Loss and Diet Quality with Acceleration of Aging: Evidence from NHANES.

Background: Although tooth loss is widely recognized as a typical sign of aging, whether it is associated with accelerated aging, and to what extent diet quality mediates this association are unknown.

Methods: Data were collected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The missing tooth counts were recorded as the number of edentulous sites.