ArticleJournal of substance use2019
Oral health implications of increased cannabis use among older adults: Another public health concern?
Article in Journal of substance use, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Cannabis: What We Use, Why It Matters, and When It Is Prescribed (Ethics, Policy, and Practice).Cureus · 2025Review
- Cannabis Perceptions and Patterns of Use Among Older Adult Cancer Survivors.Journal of aging and health · 2025Article
- The Effect of Marijuana-Smoking on Dental Caries Experience.International dental journal · 2024Article
- Associations between Oral Health and Cannabis Use among Adolescents and Young Adults: Implications for Orthodontists.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Considerations for Cannabinoids in Perioperative Care by Anesthesiologists.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Cannabis use outcomes by past-month binge drinking status in the general United States population.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
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Abstract
Prevalence of cannabis use among older Americans (aged ≥ 65) appears to be rising, and emerging evidence associates cannabis use with several oral diseases. The burden of oral diseases among older Americans is great, but literature discussing potential implications of increasing rates of cannabis use and the oral health of older persons is lacking. This paper explores the latest trends in prevalence of cannabis use among older Americans and summarizes the literature on the oral health status of older adults and oral effects of cannabis use, and considers broad implications for oral health and public health policy and future research. Further studies on the effects cannabis use on the oral health of older adults are needed. Future research should investigate older subjects' susceptibility to cannabis-related oral diseases, as well as the proportions that develop disease. Policymakers may wish to tackle barriers to access of dental services for the older population, or target subsets of the population that suffer from comparably higher rates of oral diseases, while dental professionals may require training on managing underlying substance use behaviors in addition to clinical oral manifestations.
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