Tooth loss and intakes of nutrients and foods: a nationwide survey of Japanese dentists
- 7 January 2010
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
- Vol. 38 (1), 43-49
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00512.x
Abstract
To clarify the association of tooth loss with dietary intakes among dentists, for whom sufficient dental care is available. We analyzed the data from 20 366 Japanese dentists (mean age +/- SD, 52.2 +/- 12.1 years; women 8.0%) who participated in a nationwide cohort study from 2001 to 2006. The baseline questionnaire included a validated food-frequency questionnaire to estimate intakes of foods and nutrients. We computed the geometric means of daily intakes by the number of teeth, adjusting for age, sex, smoking, physical activity, and history of diabetes. The mean intakes of some key nutrients and food groups, such as carotene, vitamins A and C, milk and dairy products, and vegetables including green-yellow vegetables, decreased with the increasing number of teeth lost (P for trend or =25 teeth, that is [(Geometric mean for > or =25 teeth) - (Geometric mean for 0 teeth)]/(Geometric mean for > or =25 teeth) x 100, was 14.3%, 8.6%, 6.1%, and -6.1% for carotene, vitamin C, vitamin A, and carbohydrate, respectively. For food groups, it was 26.3%, 11.9%, 5.6%, -9.5%, and -29.6% for milk and dairy products, green-yellow vegetables, total vegetables, rice, and confectioneries, respectively. Tooth loss was linked with poorer nutrition even among dentists.Keywords
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