Dental disease is largely preventable. Many older adults, however, experience poor oral health. National data for adults show racial/ethnic and income disparities in untreated dental health–related quality of life. Persons reporting versus good health also report lower On the basis these findings, suggested public priorities include better integrating into medical care, implementing community programs to promote healthy behaviors improve access preventive services, developing a comprehensive...

Tooth decay is one of the greatest unmet treatment needs among children. Pain and suffering associated with untreated dental disease can lead to problems eating, speaking, learning. School-based sealant programs (SBSP) deliver a highly effective intervention prevent tooth in children who might not receive regular care. SBSPs benefits exceed their costs when they target at high risk for decay.CDC used data from National Health Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2014 estimate current...

Untreated cavities can have far-reaching negative consequences for people's ability to eat, speak, and learn. By adolescence, 27 percent of low-income children in the United States will untreated cavities. School-based sealant programs typically provide dental sealants (a protective coating that adheres surface molars) at little or no cost students attending schools areas with low socioeconomic status. These been shown increase number receiving prevent We analyzed cost-effectiveness school...

Extensive tooth loss can lead to poor diet resulting in weight or obesity (1). It also detract from physical appearance and impede speech, factors that restrict social contact, inhibit intimacy, lower self-esteem Chronic medical conditions oral share common risk (2). Persons with chronic are more likely have untreated dental disease, which result loss. Three measures of during 1999-2004 2011-2016 were estimated by comparing data the National Health Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for...

Abstract Objective: The purpose of this research was to assess the local cost savings resulting from community water fluoridation, given current exposure levels other fluoride sources. Methods: Adopting a societal perspective and using discount rate 4 percent, we compared annual per person fluoridation with averted disease productivity losses. latter product dental caries increment in nonfluoridated communities, effectiveness, discounted lifetime treating carious tooth surface. We obtained...

OBJECTIVES To examine changes in tooth loss and untreated decay among older low‐income higher‐income US adults whether disparities have persisted. DESIGN Sequential cross‐sectional study using nationally representative data. SETTING The 1999 to 2004 2011 2016 National Health Nutrition Examination Survey. PARTICIPANTS Noninstitutionalized adults, aged 65 years (N = 3539 for 1999‐2004, N 3514 2011‐2016). MEASUREMENTS Differences prevalence of (having 19 teeth or fewer, 8 no teeth) mean number...

Abstract Objective : This study compared types and costs of dental services rendered to children who had received care in a hospital operating room (H) with not (NH). Methods The population consisted all aged 1–5 years service reimbursed by the Louisiana Medicaid EPSDT program from October 1996 through September 1997. Claim files were provided Bureau Health Services Financing. A treatment intensity index [TII=3*(# extractions) + 2*(# pulpotomies +# crowns) simple restorations] was calculated...

To characterize the extent and severity of coronal caries among older US adults document their need for prevention interventions, we systematically reviewed studies on incidence, increment, attack rate. We abstracted six calculated summary measures using a random-effects model (95% confidence interval [95%CI]). tested heterogeneity identified associated factors by examining correlation between outcome baseline population risk study characteristics. re-calculated after adjusting outcomes that...

We compared access to preventive dental care among low-income children eligible for public insurance with private and/or high family income (>400% of the federal poverty level) in Georgia, and effect policies toward increasing children.We used multiple sources data (eg, US Census, Georgia Board Dentistry) estimate, by census tract, measures 2015 aged 0 18 years. Measures were percentage met need, 1-way travel distance a dentist, scarcity dentists. an optimization model estimate access,...