Global burden of oral diseases: emerging concepts, management and interplay with systemic health

Han

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

et al. 2016

Abstract. Socioeconomic status (SES) has been reported to be associated with oral health behavior. Therefore, the present study was conducted to assess the relationship between SES and oral health behaviors in a large sample of the Korean population. Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which was conducted between 2008 and 2010 by the Division of Chronic Disease Surveillance under the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare, were used in the present study. Daily tooth brushing frequency and the use of secondary oral products according to demographic variables and anthropometric characteristics of the participants were assessed. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to analyze the associations between daily tooth brushing frequency and the use of secondary oral products, and SES, urban/rural residence, body mass index (BMI), alcohol intake and smoking. An association between SES and tooth brushing frequency and the use of secondary oral products was detected after adjustment. Following adjustment for age, gender, BMI, smoking, drinking, exercise, energy intake, fat intake, periodontal treatment needs and education or income, the adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of tooth brushing ≥3 per day in the highest income group were 1.264 (95% CI, 1.094-1.460) and 2.686 (95% CI, 2.286-3.155) for highest education level group. The adjusted odds ratios for the use of secondary oral products in the highest income and highest education groups were 1.835 (95% CI, 1.559-2.161) and 5.736 (95% CI, 4.734-6.951), respectively, after adjustment for age, gender, smoking, BMI, exercise, calorie intake, periodontal treatment requirements or income. The present study demonstrated an association between SES and oral health behaviors in a large sample of the Korean population. Within the limits of the present study, income and education were suggested as potential risk indicators for oral health behaviors; therefore, patients with a low SES should be investigated further, in relation to oral health.

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Association between socioeconomic status and oral health behaviors: The 2008–2010 Korea national health and nutrition examination survey

Han

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

et al. 2016

“…Untreated caries in permanent teeth was the most prevalent condition evaluated for the entire GBD [Global Burden of Disease] 2010 Study with a global prevalence of 35% for all ages combined [2]. WHO report found that oral cancer and caries increased markedly by an average of 45.6% from 1990 to 2010 in parallel with the major non-communicable diseases like diabetes by 69.0% [3]. Pediatric Oral and maxillofacial surgery is an area of special interest within dentistry as the presentation and management of oral and maxillofacial disorder's in children differ from adults in nature and severity [4][5][6].…”

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Prevalence of Oral Diseases in Pediatric Population in Karachi, Pakistan-A Cross-Sectional Survey

Ahmed¹,

Haider²,

Bukhari³

2017

JDHODT

Objective: The aim of the study was to create a profile of oral diseases in a paediatric Pakistani population and to compare it to available data. Study design:This descriptive cross sectional multi-center study was designed to be conducted in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery clinics of tertiary care facilities. The time period of data collection was 2 years and 6 months. All pediatric patients aged 0-17 years after clinical assessment and initial diagnosis were included in the study. Study, making sample size of 1062 patients. The data was categorized as 13 items with help of SPSS 17 and frequency of diseases according to age and gender were calculated on that basis. Results:The result showed male to female ratio of 1:1.4. The highest numbers of cases reported were under the age of 1 year (15%). The commonest reason for presentation was Dental Caries (44.7%), followed by trauma, hereditary disorders, pre-cancerous lesions, others, salivary gland disorders, cysts, neoplasia, infections, inflammatory lesions, referred cases, TMJ disorders and systemic diseases. Conclusion:Results from this study will form part of a larger nation-wide data collection study, which will form the basis to propose a strategy to establish how this study can benefit the provision of Paediatric OMF Surgery services across all regions for improved child care services.

“…4 Several medical disorders are associated with ulcers. 5 This might suggest that RAS has pathways in common with other diseases. Despite its high prevalence, the etiology and pathogenesis of RAS still remains unclear.…”

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Immune system and zinc are associated with recurrent aphthous stomatitis. An assessment using a network-based approach.

Rivera¹

2017

J Oral Res

Objective: The aim of this research was to identify genes, proteins and processes from the biomedical information published on recurrent aphthous stomatitis (R AS) using network-based foci. Methods: The clinical context was defined using MeSH terms for R AS and biomarkers, combined with words associated with risk. A set of protein coding genes was prioritized using the Génie web server and classified with PANTHER. For defining biologically relevant proteins, protein-protein interaction networks were constructed using Reactome database and Cytoscape. Top 20 proteins were then subjected to functional enrichment using STRING. Results: From 1,075,576 gene-abstract links, 1,491 genes were prioritized. Proteins were related to signaling molecule proteins (n=221), receptor proteins (n=221) and nucleic acid binding proteins (n=169). The network constructed with these proteins included 3,963 nodes and functional analysis showed that main processes involved immune system and zinc ion binding function. Conclusions: For the first time, bioinformatics tools were used for integrating pathways and networks associated with R AS. Molecules and processes associated with immune system recur robustly in all analyzed information. The molecular zinc ion binding function could be an area for exploring more specific and effective therapeutic interventions.