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Preventive and curative dental services utilization among children aged 12 years and younger in Tehran, Iran, based on the Andersen behavioral model: A generalized structural equation modeling.
PLoS One
January 2025
Dentistry Research Institute, Research Center for Caries Prevention, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
World Health Organization invites the nations to progress towards universal health care coverage. This study evaluated preventive and curative dental services utilization among children aged 12 years and younger in Tehran, Iran, based on the Andersen behavioral model using a generalized structural equation modeling. A phone-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Tehran, Iran, on 886 children in 2023.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDental caries and related factors in the elderly of the Azar cohort population: A cross-sectional study.
PLoS One
January 2025
Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Objective: Oral health is often overlooked among the elderly due to the numerous comorbidities prevalent in this population. However, oral health significantly influences quality of life by affecting both general health and psychological well-being. The present study aimed to assess dental caries in elderly individuals using the DMFT index (decayed, missing, and filled teeth) and to explore its relationship with various factors based on data from the Azar cohort study in Iran.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrediction of oral diseases in care dependent older people.
BMC Oral Health
January 2025
Department of Odontology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Nørre Allé 20, Copenhagen, 2200, Denmark.
Background: A large number of older people depend on others for help with their daily personal care, including oral health care. Nursing home and elder-care staff often face challenges identifying older people, who are exposed to or at an increased risk of oral diseases. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify risk factors that non-dental care staff can use to identify older people at risk of oral diseases and poor oral hygiene.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessing the relationship between diabetes mellitus and dental caries among US adults: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013-2020.
Public Health
January 2025
Urban Health Collaborative, Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address:
Objectives: To assess the relationship between diabetes prevalence and dental caries experience among a representative sample of US adults.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Methods: We used data on participants 25 years and older with complete data from the continuous National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) cycles in 2013-2020.
Evaluating oral health status in elderly Irula tribes of Tamil Nadu by using the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index.
J Family Med Prim Care
December 2024
Division of Epidemiology, SRM School of Public Health, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Introduction: Oral diseases are a significant global health issue, with over 3.5 billion cases worldwide. Caries and periodontitis are primary contributors to tooth loss, which not only incurs significant rehabilitation costs but also profoundly affects overall well-being.
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