ArticleScientific reports2022
The use of interdental cleaning devices and periodontal disease contingent on the number of remaining teeth in Korean adults.
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- Age-stratified associations of oral hygiene care with dental caries and periodontitis: cross-sectional analysis of seventh Korea national health and nutrition examination survey.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Article
- Behavioural Change Interventions for Preventing Periodontal Disease in Older Adults: A Literature Review.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- History of Interdental Brushes: Origins, Developments, Perspectives.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2025Article
- Factors correlated to oral frailty and number of remaining teeth among 80-year-old population in Japan.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- The association between interdental cleaning and periodontitis in an urban Thai adult cohort: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Oral Health and Caries Prevention: How Tongue Hygiene Helps Maintain Balance of Microbiota and Overall Health in Pediatric Patients.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Importance of younger age group and high inflammatory status in the association between periodontal disease and diabetes mellitus: results from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2012-2018.Epidemiology and health · 2024Article
- Inequality in dental flossing behavior among Korean adults based on household income levels.Epidemiology and health · 2024Article
- Association between breastfeeding and periodontitis in Korean women using Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES): a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Comparing the effectiveness of water flosser and dental floss in plaque reduction among adults: A systematic review.Journal of Indian Society of PeriodontologyReview
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Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the effect of interdental brushes and dental floss on the prevention of periodontitis in participants with ≥ 20 or < 20 remaining teeth by using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2016-2018. Data from 11,614 participants were analysed using multivariate logistic regression after adjusting for sociodemographic factors (age and sex), socioeconomic factors (level of education and individual income), oral health-related variables (daily toothbrushing), and systemic health-related variables (smoking, diabetes, and obesity). The adjusted odds ratio (AOR) showed statistically significant results for both floss (AOR, 1.41; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.22-1.64) and interdental brushes (AOR, 1.16; 95% CI 1.01-1.34). However, no significant difference was found in the subjects with fewer than 20 teeth. The subgroup analysis showed that interdental brushes had a significant preventive effect on women who had more than 20 teeth. Among participants with fewer than 20 teeth, interdental brush users had more periodontitis in men. Regarding those with more than 20 teeth, health inequality was alleviated when floss and interdental brushes were used. The bottom line is that the effect of preventing periodontitis in interdental brushes and dental floss was more evident in participants with ≥ 20 remaining teeth rather than in participants with < 20 remaining teeth.
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