title: Tobacco smoking: a major risk factor for loss of teeth in three 70-year-old cohorts.
abstract: Oral health was examined in a random sample of 1377 people in three 70-year-old cohorts studied within 5-yr intervals. During the studied period 1971-1983 the prevalence of toothlessness decreased from 52 to 34%. Toothlessness in men was more common in smokers, 48%, and ex-smokers, 32%, than in non-smokers, 20%. Eichner's index was used as a measurement of dental invalidity. This index showed a worse dental state among smokers and ex-smokers compared to non-smokers. Multivariate analyses indicated that tobacco smoking was a major independent risk factor for tooth loss in elderly men.
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authors.lastname: Osterberg
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authors.lastname: Mellström
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000209:etiology*; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000209:etiology*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012306:Risk; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking