ArticleFrontiers in oral health2024
The relationship between self-reported poor mental health and complete tooth loss among the US adult population in 2019.
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- Oral health care challenges in individuals with severe mental illness: a qualitative meta-synthesis.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Oral consultation needs and diagnostic patterns by psychiatric disorder subtype among psychiatric inpatients in a general hospital: a retrospective study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Gender differences in roles of health behavior between marital status and oral health.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: Very little is known about the association between poor mental health and poor oral health outcomes in the United Sates. This study investigated the prevalence of complete tooth loss among those with and without perceived poor mental health in a nationally representative sample of noninstitutionalized U.S. adults. Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, we analyzed the 2019 Medical Expenditures Panel Survey to determine the unweighted and weighted prevalence of complete tooth loss among adults. Chi-squared and multivariate logit regression with marginal effects were used to measure the association between complete tooth loss and perceived poor mental health, controlling for respondent characteristics. Results: The prevalence of adults (ages 18 and older) experiencing complete tooth loss was 6% (95% CI: 5.6-6.4). Individuals who have perceived poor mental health were 1.90 percentage points (pps) more likely to report missing all their natural teeth ( Conclusions: Overall, self-reported poor mental health was found to be associated with a greater likelihood of reporting complete tooth loss. Findings from this study underscore the need for greater integration of care delivery between behavioral health specialists and dental providers.
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