BACKGROUND Only a handful of studies have assessed tooth loss risk in chronic periodontitis patients following active therapy and factors associated with it. AIMS The aim of this retrospective study was to assess tooth loss in a cohort of chronic periodontitis patients undergoing maintenance care in a UK private practice setting. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred chronic periodontitis patie...

Dental pain and tooth loss are global public health concerns. However, there have been no large cross-sectional epidemiologic studies of a representative sample of an entire country's populations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships between dental pain and tooth loss with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) using a well characterized, nationally representative, popula...

A study was conducted to determine the degree of tooth loss, factors influencing tooth loss, and the extent of prosthodontic rehabilitation in Sudanese adults (≥ 16 years old) attending outpatient clinics in Khartoum State. Pearson and multivariate analyses were used to examine the relationships between tooth loss and specific characteristics determined through interviews and clinical examinati...

The aim of the study was to evaluate factors involved in tooth surface loss due to consumption of dried-roasted seeds. Data of tooth surface loss were collected from a group of 141 patients by clinical examination, interview and by getting the questionnaire regarding dietary factors, oral hygiene practices and pregnancy (for women) filled. No significant differences in tooth surface loss were f...