Age-specific associations between dental fear and dental condition among adults in Finland
Age-specific associations between dental fear and dental condition among adults in Finland
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芬兰成年人牙齿恐惧与牙齿状况之间的年龄相关性
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2008
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2
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H. Hausen
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作者：
V. Pohjola;S. Lahti;M. Vehkalahti;M. Tolvanen;H. Hausen
Objective.我们的目的是研究牙齿状况，测量的数量健全，蛀牙，缺失，并恢复牙齿，与牙科恐惧，以及是否年龄，牙科就诊，和/或性别修改这种关联。材料和方法。样本（n= 8，028）包括年龄在30岁及以上的芬兰成年人，研究包括参加家庭访谈和临床牙科检查的人（n= 6，335）。牙科恐惧是通过以下问题来衡量的：“你有多害怕去看牙医？”多元逻辑回归分析被用来确定牙科恐惧和牙齿状况变量之间的关联，即考虑到年龄，出勤率和性别的影响，蛀牙，缺失，健全和修复牙齿的数量。结果除了修复牙齿的数量，所有的牙齿状况变量与牙科恐惧。牙科恐惧和蛀牙数量之间的关联是积极的，是独立的年龄，性别和出席。年龄改变了牙科恐惧与缺失和健康牙齿数量之间的关联。在最年长的年龄组中，缺失和完好牙齿的数量与牙科恐惧呈正相关，而在最年轻的年龄组中呈负相关。结论.高牙科恐惧症的人牙齿状况比低恐惧症的人更差。性别和牙科就诊率都不影响牙科恐惧和牙科状况之间的关联。牙科恐惧与缺失和健康牙齿数量之间的关联因出生年份而异。
Objective. Our objective was to study whether dental condition, measured by numbers of sound, decayed, missing, and restored teeth, was associated with dental fear, and whether age, dental attendance, and/or gender modified this association. Material and Methods. The sample (n=8,028) comprised Finnish adults aged 30 years and older and the study included people (n=6,335) who participated in a home interview and a clinical dental examination. Dental fear was measured by the question: “How afraid are you of visiting a dentist?” Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to determine the association between dental fear and dental condition variables, i.e. numbers of decayed, missing, sound, and restored teeth considering the effects of age, attendance, and gender. Results. With the exception of number of restored teeth, all dental condition variables were associated with dental fear. The association between dental fear and number of decayed teeth was positive and was independent of age, gender, and attendance. Age modified the association between dental fear and number of missing and sound teeth. Among the oldest age group, the numbers of missing and sound teeth were positively associated with dental fear while being negatively associated among the youngest age group. Conclusions. People with high dental fear have poorer dental condition than those with lower fear. Neither gender nor dental attendance affects the association between dental fear and dental condition. The associations between dental fear and numbers of missing and sound teeth vary according to year of birth.