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ReviewAmerican journal of men's health

Men and Oral Health: A Review of Sex and Gender Differences.

Martin S Lipsky, Sharon Su, Carlos J Crespo, Man Hung

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Review in American journal of men's health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 205 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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205citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
34.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

205 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 349 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Martin S LipskyRoseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, UT, USA.
Sharon SuRoseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, UT, USA.
Carlos J CrespoOregon Health and Science University - Portland State University School of Public Health, Portland, OR, USA.
Man HungRoseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, UT, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2827-3740
Portland State University · USRoseman University of Health Sciences · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sex and gender related health disparities in oral health remain an underappreciated and often over looked aspect of well-being. The goal of this narrative review is to identify sex and gender related oral health disparities by summarizing the current literature related to differences in oral health between men and women. The review identified that men are more likely to: ignore their oral health, have poorer oral hygiene habits, and experience higher rates of periodontal disease, oral cancer, and dental trauma. Men also visit dentists less frequently and compared to women seek oral treatment more often for an acute problem and less often for disease prevention. Women exhibit more positive attitudes about dental visits, greater oral health literacy, and demonstrate better oral health behaviors than men. Men disproportionately develop periodontal diseases due to a combination of biological and gender related reasons including immune system factors, hormone differences, poorer oral hygiene behaviors, and greater tobacco use. There is a male to female ratio of 2:1 for oral cancer, largely attributable to more tobacco use, heavier use of alcohol, and longer sun exposure. Minority men experience a disproportionate burden of oral health disparities because of both their gender and race/ethnic identities. In conclusion, this review identifies several differences between men and women related to oral health and highlights the need for further research to better understand these disparities and how to incorporate them into developing prevention, education and treatment strategies to improve oral health in men.

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Oral HealthSex CharacteristicsEducational StatusEthnicityFemaleHumansMaleSex Factorsepidemiologyhealthcare disparitiesmen’s healthoral health

Identifiers

PMID33993787
PMCPMC8127762
OpenAlexW3163208553

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