2021
DOI: 10.1177/00220345211019018
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Dental Care Use, Edentulism, and Systemic Health among Older Adults

Abstract: Past research suggests there are systematic associations between oral health and chronic illness among older adults. Although causality has not yet been credibly established, periodontitis has been found to be associated with higher risk of both heart disease and stroke. We advance this literature by estimating the direct association between dental care use and systemic health using multiple waves of the 1992 to 2016 Health and Retirement Study. Through the inclusion of individual fixed effects in our regressi… Show more

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“…Furthermore, the nonsignificant effect on stroke with symmetric confidence interval centered at null in the youngerage group in the present study might be related to the difference in participants' age. That is, the weighted average age of our study participants was 47.3 y, which was younger than in the previous study (Meyerhoefer et al 2021). Our stratification analysis for older people (aged 60-70 y) found a significant effect with a greater point estimate of tooth loss on stroke.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 54%
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“…Furthermore, the nonsignificant effect on stroke with symmetric confidence interval centered at null in the youngerage group in the present study might be related to the difference in participants' age. That is, the weighted average age of our study participants was 47.3 y, which was younger than in the previous study (Meyerhoefer et al 2021). Our stratification analysis for older people (aged 60-70 y) found a significant effect with a greater point estimate of tooth loss on stroke.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 54%
“…The advantages and features of quasi-experimental methods such as instrumental variables (IV), Mendelian randomization (a specific type of IV), fixed-effects panel regression, and regression-discontinuity-designs have been described extensively in previous literature (Listl et al 2016; Bärnighausenet al 2017). A recent study used fixed-effect panel regression to account for time-invariant unmeasured confounders (i.e., confounders that do not change within an individual over time) and found that becoming edentulous increased the risk of CVDs (Meyerhoefer et al 2021). However, fixed-effect regression analysis cannot consider time-variant unmeasured confounders such as other chronic conditions and health behaviors.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For instance, a systemic review found those in disadvantaged socio-economic status were more susceptible to PD because they had less access to dental care [32]. Several studies have already shown the necessity and social value of covering dental care benefits in healthcare insurance schemes [33][34][35][36]. Significantly, our findings provide new insight into this issue as well.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 55%
“…Studies suggest that there is a negative association between the prevalence of edentulism and self-reported general health [ 19 , 20 ]. Poor general health have been found to be associated with more dental visit [ 55 , 56 ]. Therefore, poor self-experienced overall health may have a positive effect on tooth remaining for low-income population by improving dental care utilization among them, which suggests that we should focus on the prevention and control of general health.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%