OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of edentulism and its association with various socioeconomic factors and oral health habits in the population aged 65-74 years old in the region of Valencia. METHODS A cross sectional study was designed. Thirty-four primary health centers and five nursing homes were chosen at random in the region of Valencia (10-15 voluntary participants per sampling poin...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of edentulism in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study patients' were selected from the Gaziantep University Sleep Clinic and Orthodontic Department archives between the years of 2009 and 2011. Study groups were determined according to age and edentulism, and the overall study popul...

The current rates of edentulism have been estimated to be between 7 percent and 69 percent of the adult population internationally. In the United States, while the incidence of edentulism continues to decline, rapid population growth coupled with current economic conditions suggest that edentulism and conventional denture use will continue at current or higher numbers. Unfortunately, evidence-b...

Osseointegration emerged in the 1950s, created by Per-Ingvar Branemark, when it was conceptualized as an intimate connection between implant and surrounding bone, with this discovery, proposed a treatment for total or partial edentulism. implants supported. Excessive loads generated poor adjustment of occlusal forces are recurrent common, may generate resorption supporting bone; situations exce...

OBJECTIVE Adverse outcomes associated with chronic depressive symptoms are of clinical importance. The objective was to identify subgroups of older adults based on their trajectories of depressive symptoms over a 10-year period and determine if these subgroups predicted oral health outcomes. METHODS The sample was 944 adults aged 65+ who participated in the oral health module of the the Healt...

BACKGROUND Several oral mucosal abnormalities have been reported to occur more frequently in patients with liver disease. It has, however, not been determined if these conditions are related to the disease or are manifestations of extraneous factors not associated with the liver pathology. OBJECTIVE To identify and quantify oral abnormalities in candidates for liver transplantation, and to de...