ATTITUDINAL AND BEHAVIORAL-CHARACTERISTICS OF OLDER FLORIDIANS WITH TOOTH LOSS
ATTITUDINAL AND BEHAVIORAL-CHARACTERISTICS OF OLDER FLORIDIANS WITH TOOTH LOSS
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1600-0528.1993.tb01104.x
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发表时间：
1993-12-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
RINGELBERG, ML
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作者：
GILBERT, GH;DUNCAN, RP;RINGELBERG, ML
在这项对65岁或65岁以上的佛罗里达人的横断面研究中，访问了600人，以确定那些活到老年、牙列完好或几乎完好的人的特征。全部或部分牙齿缺失的人报告的牙齿护理频率较低，支付牙齿护理费用的能力较差，牙齿卫生较少，而且更有可能是吸烟者或糖尿病患者。牙齿缺失的人对牙医和牙齿护理的态度也不那么积极。这些横断面的发现与牙齿脱落是疾病、行为和态度相关的原因和/或它们之间相互作用的结果相一致。吸烟、糖尿病和不频繁的口腔卫生和牙齿护理可能会增加患牙病的风险；支付牙科治疗费用的能力下降可能会损害非拔牙治疗方案的利用，而对牙科治疗的负面态度可能会影响对非拔牙治疗方案的意愿。旨在改变人们对牙齿治疗的态度的研究可能有助于预防或推迟牙齿脱落，而态度测量可能是一种有用的方式，可以为干预研究确定牙齿脱落的最大风险个体。
In this cross-sectional study of Floridians aged 65 yr or older, 600 persons were interviewed to identify the characteristics of individuals who survived into old age with an intact or nearly intact dentition. Persons with total or partial tooth loss reported less frequent dental care, less ability to pay dental care fees, less frequent dental hygiene, and were more likely to have been smokers or diabetic. Persons with tooth loss also had less positive attitudes toward dentists and dental care. These cross-sectional findings are consistent with tooth loss being the result of disease-, behavior-, and attitude-related causes, and/or their interactions. Tobacco use, diabetes, and infrequent oral hygiene and dental care may increase risk for dental disease; decreased ability to pay for dental treatment may impair utilization of non-extraction treatment options, and negative attitudes toward dental treatment may influence the desire for non-extraction treatment options. Research targeted toward modifying attitudes toward dental treatment may be useful in preventing or delaying tooth loss, and measurement of attitudes may be a useful way to identify individuals at the greatest risk for tooth loss for intervention studies.