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ArticleBundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz2021

[Trends in dental and oral health status in Germany between 1997 and 2014].

Thomas Kocher, Birte Holtfreter, Vinay Pitchika, Kathrin Kuhr, Rainer A Jordan

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Article in Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Thomas KocherPoliklinik für Zahnerhaltung, Parodontologie, Endodontologie, Kinderzahnheilkunde und Präventive Zahnheilkunde, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Fleischmannstraße 42, 17475, Greifswald, Deutschland. kocher@uni-greifswald.de.
Birte HoltfreterPoliklinik für Zahnerhaltung, Parodontologie, Endodontologie, Kinderzahnheilkunde und Präventive Zahnheilkunde, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Fleischmannstraße 42, 17475, Greifswald, Deutschland.
Vinay PitchikaPoliklinik für Zahnerhaltung, Parodontologie, Endodontologie, Kinderzahnheilkunde und Präventive Zahnheilkunde, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Fleischmannstraße 42, 17475, Greifswald, Deutschland.
Kathrin KuhrInstitut der Deutschen Zahnärzte (IDZ), Köln, Deutschland.
Rainer A JordanInstitut der Deutschen Zahnärzte (IDZ), Köln, Deutschland.
Universitätsmedizin Greifswald · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrently, there is no comprehensive presentation of trends in oral diseases in the German general population over the last 20 years.

objectivesHow did prevalences of caries, periodontitis, and tooth loss and their determinants change in Germany between 1997 and 2014? MATERIALS AND

methodsWe analysed data from 35- to 44-year-olds and 65- to 74-year-olds from the German Oral Health Studies ("Deutsche Mundgesundheitsstudien" [DMS]) III to V and of 25- to 74-year-olds from the Studies of Health in Pomerania (SHIP‑0 and SHIP-Trend-0). The decayed, missing, filled teeth index (DMFT), the number of sound teeth, the community periodontal index (CPI), and data on tooth count and edentulism were analysed.

resultsRegarding determinants, an increase in subjects with high school education, a slight decrease in smokers, and an increase in better oral hygiene patterns was observed in both studies. In 35- to 44-year-olds, the number of sound teeth increased from 11.9 in DMS III to 16.8 in DMS V, while in 65- to 74-year-olds the number of sound teeth increased by 5.9. A similar trend was observed in SHIP. In DMS, the prevalence of the highest CPI score of 4 decreased from 9.3% to 3.5% in 35- to 44-year-olds; in 65- to 74-year-olds, the 2014 prevalence was at the same level as in 1997 (10.5% and 9.8%). In parallel, the percentage of edentulous 65- to 74-year-olds halved in both studies. The number of teeth increased across all age strata.

conclusionsDMS and SHIP consistently showed an increase in the number of healthy teeth free of fillings, a slight reduction of subjects with a CPI score of 4, more tooth retention, and less edentulism. Because of more tooth retention and current demographic changes, higher periodontal treatment needs might be expected for the future.

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Dental CariesTooth LossCross-Sectional StudiesDMF IndexGermanyHumansOral HealthPrevalenceCariesEpidemiologyNumber of teethPeriodontitisTrend

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