Impact of Loss of Removable Dentures on Oral Health after the Great East Japan Earthquake: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Sato, Yukihiro; Aida, Jun; Takeuchi, Kenji; Ito, Katsuya; Koyama, Shihoko; Kakizaki, Masako; Sato, Masato; Osaka, Ken; Tsuji, Ichiro

doi:10.1111/jopr.12210

Cited by 27 publications

(69 citation statements)

References 28 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…These results agree with those of previous cross-sectional studies [11][12][13][14][15] and a cohort study using older people. 23 In these studies, previously developed measures of quality of life related to oral health such as the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Instrument, 12,13 Oral Health-related Quality of Life, 12 Oral Health Impact Profile, 13 Oral Impacts of Daily Performance, 15,18 or number of concerns due to poor oral health status as used in a national survey in the United States 14 were used. These measures share similar questions regarding eating, speaking, and smiling problems, which were asked to assess the impacts of oral health status on daily performances over the past 6 months in the present study.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Poorer oral health decreases these social functions, which could lead to lower participation in social activities. For example, people who lose their dentures may experience difficulty when eating, speaking, smiling, and showing their teeth, and this could lead to them eating alone instead of in the presence of others. Eating alone is reported as a risk of depression among older people .…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Oral Health and Incident Depressive Symptoms: JAGES Project Longitudinal Study in Older Japanese

Yamamoto

Aida

Kondo

et al. 2017

J American Geriatrics Society

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Oral Health and Incident Depressive Symptoms: JAGES Project Longitudinal Study in Older Japanese

Yamamoto

Aida

Kondo

et al. 2017

J American Geriatrics Society

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Individual dental examinations using dental mirror and explorer by total 31 dentists affiliated with Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry were conducted in all applicants (1446 of 2398 participants, 665 men and 781 women) within 1‐year interval from occurrence of the GEJE (in conjunction with the first and second waves of the health survey). The study design of dental examination through this survey has been previously described . In brief, the aims of dental examination were to investigate the oral health status (dental caries prevalence, periodontal problems like gum bleeding, oral hygiene and dental treatment needs based on oral findings) among the disaster survivors, to integrate individuals’ oral health at postdisaster.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The study design of dental examination through this survey has been previously described. 23 In brief, the aims of dental examination were to investigate the oral health status (dental caries prevalence, periodontal problems like gum bleeding, oral hygiene and dental treatment needs based on oral findings) among the disaster survivors, to integrate individuals' oral health at postdisaster. After completion of dental examination, the dentists explained the oral findings and provided some professional advice including recommendations for dental visit to each of the participants.…”

Section: Individual Dental Examinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

High prevalence of toothache among Great East Japan Earthquake survivors living in temporary housing

Tsuchiya

Aida

Watanabe

et al. 2018

Comm Dent Oral Epid

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objectives The Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami cause large‐scale destruction in the north‐eastern coastal areas in Japan, and forced many survivors to relocate to prefabricated temporary housing, a typical emergency accommodation. Based on the hypothesis that higher toothache prevalence among the disaster survivors is associated with postdisaster distress, we determined the impact of temporary residential environment as potential stressor on the subjective toothache prevalence. Methods A repeated cross‐sectional health survey based on self‐reported questionnaire was conducted in 2776 disaster survivors, of whom 1446 participants underwent dental examination by dentists. Housing type was categorized into three groups including the same housing as before the earthquake, temporary housing and rented/new housing. The association of housing type with subjective toothache prevalence was examined using multivariate logistic regression analysis in all subjects and subgroup analysis in dental examination applicants. Stratified analysis by survey wave was applied with inclusion of covariates such as the socio‐demographic factors, and presence of insomnia and psychological distress. In subgroup analysis, presence of dental caries and gum problems in dental examination were included as factors of direct exposure to subjective toothache. Results In the first survey wave, the participants living in the temporary housing had significantly higher odds ratio (OR) for toothache prevalence compared to the participants living in the same housing (OR: 3.76, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.85‐7.65, P < 0.001); whereas in all other survey waves, there was no significant difference. Subgroup analysis of dental examination applicants confirmed the presence of significant association of subjective toothache prevalence in the temporary housing group alone (OR: 3.27, 95% CI: 1.38‐7.76, P = 0.004), but not in the rented/new housing group (OR: 1.50, 95% CI: 0.57‐3.91, P = 0.411), even after adjusting for covariates related to oral findings. Conclusion Temporary housing may be a factor to increase the risk of subjective toothache among disaster survivors only at postdisaster acute phase.

show abstract

“…Consequences of tooth loss include, but are not limited to, decreased chewing efficiency, reduction of the residual ridge, inappropriate facial esthetics, reduced self‐esteem, and consequent negative impact in socialization . Therefore, it is expected that people who are missing teeth would demand some type of artificial replacement, as replacing missing teeth with prosthetics partly restores missing function and improves self‐esteem and socialization.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Patient Expectation and Satisfaction with Different Prosthetic Treatment Modalities

Colvin

Dawson

et al. 2018

Journal of Prosthodontics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose To investigate the relationships between gender, age, patients’ perceptions about the dentists’ conduct, number of adjustments, treatment type, and expectation prior to prosthetic treatment and patient satisfaction with their treatments. Materials and Methods Data were integrated from four studies that measured patient expectations before treatment and satisfaction after treatment using a visual analog scale (VAS) from 0 to 10. These scores were given for each of four aspects of the therapeutic outcomes: chewing, esthetics, phonetics, and comfort. Patients’ perceptions about the dentists’ conduct was also assessed using a Likert‐scale questionnaire. The total sample size, after combining the data from all four studies, was 223 subjects. Bivariate and multivariable analyses were performed. The covariates entertained were gender, age, treatment type, patients’ perceptions about the dentists’ conduct, number of adjustments, and expectation prior to denture fabrication. Results In the entire sample, 115 (51.57%) patients were females and 108 (48.43%) were males. They ranged in age from 28 to 81 years old; the mean age was 53.2 years (SD = 11.5). Combining four treatments together, there was no significant difference between patients’ expectation and satisfaction scores for all four items. There were no significant differences between expectation and satisfaction for different genders. Multivariable analysis showed that patient expectation, satisfaction and the difference (satisfaction score–expectation score) scores for all four aspects were associated with treatment type (implant treatments were favored), and expectation prior to prosthetic treatment (the higher the expectation, the higher the satisfaction) was associated with satisfaction and difference scores. Satisfaction and difference scores for chewing were associated with number of adjustments and satisfaction, and satisfaction and difference scores for phonetics and comfort were associated with how well the dentist explained the intended treatment before performing it. Conclusions Patient satisfaction was associated with treatment type (implant treatments were favored), expectations prior to prosthetic treatment (the higher the expectation, the higher the satisfaction), and how well the dentist explained the intended treatment before performing it.

show abstract

Impact of Loss of Removable Dentures on Oral Health after the Great East Japan Earthquake: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Abstract: Denture loss appeared to impair eating and speaking ability, thus discouraging communication with others. Public health intervention after major natural disasters should include dental care.

Cited by 27 publications

References 28 publications

Oral Health and Incident Depressive Symptoms: JAGES Project Longitudinal Study in Older Japanese

Oral Health and Incident Depressive Symptoms: JAGES Project Longitudinal Study in Older Japanese

High prevalence of toothache among Great East Japan Earthquake survivors living in temporary housing

Patient Expectation and Satisfaction with Different Prosthetic Treatment Modalities

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About