Observational studyJournal of the American Dental Association (1939)2013
Correlates of root caries experience in middle-aged and older adults in the Northwest Practice-based REsearch Collaborative in Evidence-based DENTistry research network.
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- Inequalities in Untreated Root Caries and Affordability of Dental Services among Older American Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of root caries in the geriatric population in the rural sector.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- Application of machine learning for diagnostic prediction of root caries.Gerodontology · 2019Article
- Biomodification of a Class-V Restorative Material by Incorporation of Bioactive Agents.Dentistry journal · 2019Article
- Global and regional estimates of the prevalence of root caries - Systematic review and meta-analysis.The Saudi dental journal · 2019Review
- Root caries prevention via sodium fluoride, chlorhexidine and silver diamine fluoride in vitro.Odontology · 2018Article
- Root caries analysis in working population of 35-44 years of age (Spain).Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2017Article
- Effectiveness of fluorides in root caries prevention, Department of Veterans Affairs (2009-2018).Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric DentistryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe authors examined the correlates of root caries experience for middle-aged adults (aged 45-64 years) and older adults (65 years and older) to test the hypothesis that the factors related to root caries are different for middle-aged adults than they are for older adults.
methodsThe authors conducted an observational cross-sectional study that focused on adult patients aged 45 to 97 years recruited from the Northwest Practice-based REsearch Collaborative in Evidence-based DENTistry research network (N = 775). The outcome variable was any root caries experience (no/yes). The authors hypothesized that sociodemographic, intra- oral and behavioral factors were root caries correlates. The authors used Poisson regression models to generate overall and age-stratified prevalence ratios (PRs) of root caries, and they used generalized estimating equations to account for practice-level clustering of participants.
resultsA total of 19.6 percent of adults had any root caries. A dentist's assessment that the patient was at high risk of developing any caries was associated with greater prevalence of root caries experience in both middle-aged adults (PR, 2.70; 95 percent confidence interval [CI], 1.63-4.46) and older adults (PR, 1.87; 95 percent CI, 1.19-2.95). The following factors were associated significantly with increased root caries prevalence but only for middle-aged adults: male sex (P = .02), self-reported dry mouth (P < .001), exposed roots (P = .03) and increased frequency of eating or drinking between meals (P = .03). No other covariates were related to root caries experience for older adults.
conclusionsWithin a practice-based research network, the factors associated with root caries experience were different for middle-aged adults than they were for older adults. Research is needed to identify relevant root caries correlates for adults 65 years and older. Practical Implications. Interventions aimed at preventing root caries are likely to be different for middle-aged adults than for older adults. Dentists should use root caries prevention programs that address appropriate aged-based risk factors.
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