ArticleBMC public health2015
Association between smoking intensity and duration and tooth loss among Finnish middle-aged adults: The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Project.
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- The Effect of Tobacco Smoking on Tooth Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical periodontology · 2026Pooled it
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- Effect of smoking cessation on tooth loss: a systematic review with meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2019Pooled it
- Impact of a novel oral health promotion program on routine oral hygiene among socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers: results from a randomized semi-pragmatic trial.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Trial
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- Factors Associated with Tooth Loss in General Population of Bialystok, Poland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Cigarette Smoking Is Associated with Increased Risk of Malignant Gliomas: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.Cancers · 2020Article
- Factors Related to the Number of Existing Teeth among Korean Adults Aged 55-79 Years.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Validity of self-reported number of teeth in middle-aged Finnish adults: the Northern Finland Birth Cohort Study 1966.BMC oral health · 2018Article
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- The association between diabetes mellitus, sugar-sweetened beverages, and tooth loss in adults: Evidence from 18 states.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2017Article
- Long-term effects of smoking on tooth loss after cessation among middle-aged Finnish adults: the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study.BMC public health · 2016Article
- The role of oral hygiene in head and neck cancer: results from International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) consortium.Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology · 2016Article
- Sugary Snack Consumption and Tooth Retention among Middle-aged Thai Adults.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundSmoking is a risk factor for oral diseases and tooth loss. Our aim was to analyze the association between smoking intensity and duration and tooth loss among middle-aged Finnish adults who have enjoyed access to subsidized dental care since childhood.
methodsThis study was based on the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966) Project, a representative sample of Finnish 46-year-olds. Altogether 1946 46-year-olds participated in a survey and comprehensive clinical oral examinations. We measured smoking exposure in pack-years (intensity) and years of smoking (duration) combined with recent smoking status (current, former, occasional or never). We used negative binomial regression models to estimate the unadjusted and adjusted relative risks (RR) with corresponding 95 % confidence intervals (CI) for tooth loss as an outcome. Gender, education, tooth brushing frequency, dental plaque, diabetes and alcohol use served as explanatory variables for the adjusted models.
resultsSmoking intensity associated with tooth loss in an exposure-dependent manner: those with a high number of pack-years had a significantly greater probability of tooth loss than never smokers: 11-20 pack-years (RR = 1.55, 95 % CI = 1.15-2.08) and 21 or more pack-years (RR = 1.78, 95 % CI = 1.36-2.33). Smoking duration also associated with tooth loss: those who had smoked for several years had a significantly higher probability of tooth loss than never smokers: 21-30 years of smoking (RR = 1.66, 95 % CI = 1.29-2.12) and 31 or more years of smoking (RR = 1.72, 95 % CI = 1.20-2.45).
conclusionsWe found a clear intensity- and duration-dependent relation between smoking and tooth loss among adults with access to subsidized dental care and in good oral health.
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