REMAINING TEETH, ORAL DRYNESS AND DENTAL-HEALTH HABITS IN MIDDLE-AGED NORWEGIAN RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS PATIENTS
REMAINING TEETH, ORAL DRYNESS AND DENTAL-HEALTH HABITS IN MIDDLE-AGED NORWEGIAN RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS PATIENTS
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1600-0528.1992.tb01702.x
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发表时间：
1992-10-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
BJERKHOEL, F
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作者：
ARNEBERG, P;BJERTNESS, E;BJERKHOEL, F
该研究的目的是评估类风湿性关节炎(RA)对牙齿健康的影响。在挪威东南部两个主要风湿科的档案中，向所有44-56岁的类风湿关节炎(RA)血清阳性患者邮寄了一份问卷。数据来自125名患者，占目标人群的91%。这些患者的剩余牙齿数量与病程或身体功能障碍无关，而与长期使用止痛药有关。已知在普通人群中影响牙齿脱落的因素，如吸烟习惯、牙科护理、牙间清洁习惯、既往牙病和居住地也被发现在RA患者中也是重要的。来自奥斯陆的RA患者的平均剩余牙齿数量为25颗，这与报道的奥斯陆普通人群在这个年龄段的数据相同。超过50%的RA患者报告口腔干燥，但与牙齿数量无关。结论是，严重而持久的类风湿性关节炎对这组挪威中年人的剩余牙齿数量几乎没有影响。
The aim of the study was to assess the effect of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) upon dental health. A questionnaire was mailed to all seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients aged 44-56 yr in the files of the two main departments of rheumatology in South Eastern Norway. Data were obtained from 125 patients, constituting 91% of the target group. The number of remaining teeth in these patients was not related to disease duration or physical dysfunction, whereas a relationship to prolonged use of medication for pain relief was indicated. Factors known to affect tooth loss in the general population, such as smoking habits, dental attendance, interdental cleaning habits, previous dental disease, and place of residence were found to be important in RA patients as well. The RA patients from Oslo had a mean number of 25 remaining teeth, which is the same as reported for the general Oslo population at this age. Oral dryness was reported by more than 50% of the RA patients, but was not related to the number of teeth. The conclusion is that serious and long lasting rheumatoid arthritis had little influence on the number of remaining teeth in this middle-aged group of Norwegians.