Does oral health say anything about survival in later life? Findings in a Swedish cohort of 80+ years at baseline

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 325-332

  Thorstensson, Helene ^a,b   Johansson, Boo ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR POSTGRADUATE DENTAL EDUCATION   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Oldest old; Oral health; Psychosocial factors; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN; TWINS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOUTH, EDENTULOUS; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 67650886216     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00467.x     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Nilsson BO, Ernerudh J, Johansson B, Evrin PE, Lofgren S, Ferguson FG et al. Morbidity does not influence the T-cell immune risk phenotype in the elderly: findings in the Swedish NONA Immune Study using sample selection protocols. Mech Ageing Dev 2003 124 : 469 76.
2. Wikby A, Nilsson BO, Foresey R, Thompson J, Stridhall J, Lofgren S et al. The immune risk phenotype is associated with IL-6 in the terminal decline stage: findings from the Swedish NONA immune longitudinal study of very late life functioning. Mech Ageing Dev 2006 127 : 695 704. (Pubitemid 43949280)
3. Johansson B, Zarit SH. Early cognitive markers of the incidence of dementia and mortality: a longitudinal population-based study of the oldest old. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 1997 12 : 53 9.
4. Hassing LB, Johansson B, Berg S, Nilsson SE, Pedersen NL, Hofer SM et al. Terminal decline and markers of cerebro- and cardiovascular disease: findings from a longitudinal study of the oldest old. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2002 57 : 268 76.
5. Wikby A, Ferguson F, Forsey R, Thompson J, Strindhall J, Lofgren S et al. An immune risk phenotype, cognitive impairment, and survival in very late life: impact of allostatic load in Swedish octogenarian and nongenerian humans. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2005 60 : 556 65.
6. Österberg T, Mellström D, Sundh V. Dental health and functional ageing. A study of 70-year-old people. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1990 18 : 313 8.
7. Appollonio I, Carabellese C, Frattola A, Trabucchi M. Dental status, quality of life, and mortality in an older community population: a multivariate approach. J Am Geriatr Soc 1997 45 : 1315 23.
8. Nakanishi N, Hino Y, Ida O, Fukuda H, Shinsho F, Tatara K. Associations between self-assessed masticatory disability and health of community-residing elderly people. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1999 27 : 366 71.
9. Nakanishi N, Fukuda H, Takatorige T, Tatara K. Relationship between self-assessed masticatory disability and 9-year mortality in a cohort of community-residing elderly people. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005 53 : 45 58.
10. Semba RD, Blaum CS, Bartali B, Xue Q-L, Ricks MO, Guralnik JM et al. Denture use, malnutrition, frailty and mortality among older women living in the community. J Nutr, Health Aging 2006 10 : 161 7.
11. Shimazaki Y, Soh I, Saito T, Yamashita Y, Koga T, Miyazaki H et al. Influence of dentition status on physical disability, mental impairment, and mortality in institutionalised elderly people. J Dent Res 2001 80 : 340 5.
12. Morita I, Nakagaki H, Kato K, Murakami T, Tsuboi S, Hayashizaki J et al. Relationship between survival rates and number of natural teeth in an elderly Japanese population. Gerodontology 2006 23 : 214 8.
13. Abnet CC, Qiao Y-L, Dawsey SM, Dong Z-W, Taylor PR, Mark SD. Tooth loss is associated with increased risk of total death and death from upper gastrointestinal cancer, heart disease, and stroke in a Chinese population-based cohort. Int J Epidemiol 2005 34 : 467 74.
14. Hämäläinen P, Meurman JH, Keskinen M, Heikkinen E. Relationship between dental health and 10-year mortality in a cohort of community-dwelling elderly people. Eur J Oral Sci 2003 111 : 291 6.
15. Cabrera CC, Hakeberg M, Ahlqwist M, Wedel H, Björklund C, Bengtsson C et al. Can the relation between tooth loss and chronic disease be explained by socio-economic status? A 24 year follow-up from the population study of women in Gothenburg, Sweden. Eur J Epidemiol 2005 20 : 229 36.
16. Österberg T, Carlsson E, Sundh V, Steen B. Number of teeth - a predictor of mortality in the elderly? A population study in three Nordic localities. Acta Odontol Scand 2007 65 : 335 40.
17. DeStefano F, Anda RF, Kahn HS, Williamson DF, Russel CM. Dental disease and risk of coronary heart disease and mortality. Br Med J 1993 306 : 688 91.
18. Garcia RI, Krall EA, Vokonas PS. Periodontal disease and mortality from all causes in the VA Dental Longitudinal Study. Ann Periodontol 1998 3 : 339 49.
19. Morrison HI, Ellison LF, Taylor GW. Periodontal disease and risk of fatal coronary heart and cerebrovascular diseases. J Cardiovasc Risk 1999 6 : 7 11. (Pubitemid 29170057)
20. Soikkonen K, Wolf J, Salo T, Tilvis R. Radiographic periodontal attachment loss as an indicator of death risk in the elderly. J Clin Periodontol 2000 27 : 87 92.
21. Ajwani S, Mattila KJ, Närhi TO, Tilvis RS, Aniamo A. Oral health status, C-reactive protein and mortality - a 10 year follow-up study. Gerodontology 2003 20 : 32 40.
22. Jansson L, Lavstedt S, Frithiof L, Theobald H. Relationship between oral health and mortality in cardiovascular diseases. J Clin Periodontol 2001 28 : 762 8.
23. Jansson L, Lavstedt S, Frithiof L. Relationship between oral health and mortality rate. J Clin Periodontol 2002 29 : 1029 34.
24. Ahlqwist M, Bengtsson C, Lapidus L. Number of amalgam fillings in relation to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and early death in Swedish women. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1993 21 : 40 4.
25. United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Ageing: 1950-2050. Chapter IV: Demographic profile in older population. The 2002 World Assembly on Ageing 2002. Available from: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/worldageing19502050/:United Nations 2002.
26. Thorstensson H, Johansson B. Oral health in a population-based sample of the oldest-old: Findings in twins 80 years and older in Sweden. Swed Dent J 2003 27 : 49 57. (Pubitemid 37222505)
27. McClearn GE, Johansson B, Berg S, Peredsen NL, Ahern F, Petrill SA et al. Substantial genetic influence on cognitive abilities in twins 80 or more years old. Science 1997 276 : 1560 3.
28. Femia EE, Zarit SH, Johansson B. The disablement process in very late life: a study of the oldest-old in Sweden. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2001 56 : 12 23.
29. Haynie DA, Berg S, Johansson B, Gatz M, Zarit SH. Symptoms of depression in the odest old: a longitudinal study. J Gerontol B Pshychol Sci Soc Sci 2001 56 : 111 8.
30. Nilsson SE, Evrin PE, Tryding N, Berg S, McClearn G, Johansson B. Biochemical values in persons older than 82 years of age: report from a population-based study of twins. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2003 63 : 1 14.
31. Gatz M, Mortimer JA, Fratiglioni L, Johansson B, Berg S, Reynolds CA. Potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia in identical twins. Alzheimer Dementia 2006 2 : 110 7.
32. Hugoson A, Jordan T. Frequency distribution of individuals aged 20-70 years according to severity to periodontal disease. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1982 10 : 187 92.
33. Statistics in Sweden. Statistisk årsbok för Sverige 2005, Årg 91. Stockholm : Statistiska Centralbyrån 1914.
34. Alwin DF, Wray LA. A life-span developmental perspective on social status and health. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005 60 Spec No 2 : 7 14. (Pubitemid 41552223)
35. Tuominen R, Reunanen A, Paunio M, Paunio I, Aromaa A. Oral health indicators poorly predict coronary heart disease deaths. J Dent Res 2003 82 : 713 8.
36. Mattila KJ, Pussinen PJ, Paju S. Dental infections and cardiovascular diseases: a review. J Periodontol 2005 76 (Suppl. 11 2085 8.
37. Mattila KJ, Valtonen VV, Neiminen MS, Huttanen JK. Dental infections and the risk of new coronary events: prospective study of patient with documented coronary artery disease. Clin Infect Dis 1995 26 : 719 34.
38. Bergström J. Periodontitis and smoking: an evidence-based appraisal. J Evid Based Dent Pract 2006 6 : 33 41. (Pubitemid 44382301)
39. Sheiham A, Steele JG, Marcenes W, Tsakos G, Finch S, Walls AWG. Prevalence of impacts of dental and oral disorders and their effects on eating among older people; a national survey in Great Britain. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2001 29 : 195 203. (Pubitemid 33685757)