Policies Supporting Oral Health in Ageing Populations Are Needed Worldwide.

This literature review examines the need to develop appropriate policies specific to the oral health needs of older people that are individualised, cost-effective, and sustainable. Poor oral health and impaired oral function negatively affect the health and quality of life of older adults. Developing care systems that aim to meet patients' normative needs as well as their perceived needs and expectations is one factor in successful delivery of appropriate dental care.

Periodontal health predicts self-rated general health: A time-lagged cohort study.

Objectives: There is limited evidence of a temporal relationship between periodontal diseases and self-perceived general health. To plug this knowledge gap, we aimed to assess how periodontal health affects future self-rated health (SRH).

Methods: We collected data from five waves of an annual nationwide Japanese survey of dental patients from 2015 to 2019.

Multilevel Analysis of the Association of Dental-Hygienist-Related Factors on Regular Dental Check-Up Behavior.

Few studies have examined the factors related to dental clinics during dental check-ups. We examined the association between dental-hygienist-related factors and patients' regular dental check-ups. This nationwide cross-sectional study was based on a survey conducted in Japan in 2014.

A multilevel analysis of the importance of oral health instructions for preventing tooth loss: The 8020 Promotion Foundation Study of Japanese Dental Patients.

Background: Many studies have reported risk factors for tooth loss. Oral health instruction is considered effective at improving oral health behavior and oral health. However, few studies have examined the relationship of dental clinic factors, such as the number of dental hygienists and implementation of oral health instructions, with tooth loss.

PRECEDE-PROCEED model based questionnaire and saliva tests for oral health checkup in adult.

Screening is a fundamental strategy for early detection, treatment, and prevention of progression of oral disease and those at high risk for oral disease. While numerous screening tools exist, questionnaires, and saliva tests are often suitable for screening. The questionnaire based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model was developed, validated, and elucidated on the structural interrelationship between these two methods.

A cross-sectional survey investigating care of the primary dentition by paediatric dental specialists in Japan and the UK.

Objective:   The aim of this study was to compare treatment decisions in primary dentistry between Japanese and UK-based paediatric dental specialists.

Methods:   Four clinical scenarios involving a 6-year-old boy were used to ascertain the clinical opinions of participants. The scenarios presented: (i) a single distal cavity, vital and without pain; (ii) a distal occlusal cavity, vital and without pain; (iii) a large distal occlusal cavity, non-vital and without pain, and (iv) a large distal occlusal cavity, non-vital and painful.

Dental patient preferences and choice in clinical decision-making.

In economics, the concept of utility refers to the strength of customer preference. In health care assessment, the visual analogue scale (VAS), the standard gamble, and the time trade-off are used to measure health state utilities. These utility measurements play a key role in promoting shared decision-making in dental care.

Critical tooth number without subjective dysphagia.

Aim: To assess the critical tooth number (CTN) required for prevention of subjective dysphagia caused by oral impairments and to evaluate the relationship between this CTN and mortality.

Methods: The baseline study was performed with residents aged 40-89years (n=5,643; 2224 men and 3419 women) in Miyako Islands, Okinawa, in 1987. Dental examinations were performed by dentists, and subjective dysphagia was asked.

Associations between functional tooth number and physical complaints of community-residing adults in a 15-year cohort study.

Background: Oral function influences various general health and organ diseases. We wondered if physical complaints of unknown origin were related to oral function.

Methods: Five thousand five hundred and eighty-four community residents (2206 men and 3378 women, aged 40-89 years) on the Miyako Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, were recruited for the baseline study in 1987 and followed up for 15 years.

Mortality rates of community-residing adults with and without dentures.

Aim: To prospectively study how dental status with and without dentures could become a predictor of overall mortality risk.

Methods: Five thousand six hundred eighty-eight community residents over 40 years old in the Miyako Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, were followed up for 15 years from 1987-2002.

Results: We found that female subjects with less than 10 functional teeth and without dentures showed a significantly higher mortality rate than those with dentures.