Dental death rate prevalence in smokers and non smokers adults with periodontal disease.
The current study target was to evaluate the dental loss pattern in an adult population with periodontal disease who was treated at the Periodontal Chair, Dentistry Faculty, National University of Rosario, Argentina. The sample was of 203 patients, 130 women and 73 men; 75 of them were blond cigarette smokers and 128 of them were not in that habit. Inclusion criteria as follows: good systemic condition given by the absence of illnesses that may be risky for the development of a periodontal disease, and the presence of at least one teeth with insertion loss of 2 mm. minimum in its proximal faces. The age average of the group was 37,83 years (IC 95% 34,46-41,19) for smokers, and 40,98 (IC 95% 38,27- 43,69) years for non smokers. Regarding females, 85 of them were non smokers and 45 had that habit; concerning men 43 were non smokers and 30 were indeed. The independence test made under smoking and sex variables showed no significant relation between them. Regarding smoker group the smoked cigarette average per day (daily doses) was 13,27 cigarettes (IC 95% 10,96-15,57) and the time since habit started in measure of months was 193,57 (IC 95% 160,43-226,81). The death rate for tooth loss in each group was 4,71 teeth (CI 95 % 3,43-5,98) for smokers and 5,05 teeth (CI 95% 4,07-6,03) for non-smokers. Setting the probability of error of type I equal to 0.05, this study demonstrated that in this group of patients with periodontal disease, the tooth loss in smoker individuals was similar to the tooth loss in non-smoker individuals.
Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Estadística, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina. gfeser@fodonto.unr.edu.ar
Gustavo
G
Feser
Esteban
E
Funosas
Gonzalo
G
Marí
Livia
L
Escovich
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D010512:Periodontal Index; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000209:etiology*