summary: Studies have uncovered links between oral health problems and various mental health and addiction disorders.
sauce: International Dental Research Association
A cross-sectional and longitudinal study examining the link between mental health and oral health was presented at the AADOCR 52nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, held in conjunction with the CADR 47th Annual Meeting. rice field. The AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting and Exhibition was held March 15-18, 2023 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
The study, led by Alex Karaijian of the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, obtained self-reported data from the Tobacco and Health Population Assessment (PATH) study.
The Global Appraisal Individual Needs-Short Screener (GAIN-SS) measured mental health symptoms according to three disorder classifications: internalization, externalization, and substance use.
Six oral health conditions were assessed: self-assessed oral health, bleeding gums, loose teeth, tooth loss, periodontal disease, and bone loss. A cross-sectional analysis within PATH Wave 4 (2016-2018, N=30,753) compared survey-weighted prevalence of six oral health outcomes according to severity of mental health problems.
Prospectively, PATH Wave 5 (2018-2019) oral health outcomes were assessed according to Wave 4 mental health issues (N=26,177). Survey-weighted logistic regression model controlling for confounders (age, gender, smoking, etc.) and imputing missing values.
Cross-sectionally, all six adverse oral health outcomes showed statistically significantly higher prevalence than increased severity of mental health problems.For example, adjusted odds of bone loss around teeth were 1.79 times higher [95%CI 1.30-2.46] In high and none/low categories of internalization problems.
Over time, the associations with problems of externalization and substance use largely disappeared, but multiple associations with problems of internalization persisted. For example, his adjusted odds of bleeding gums were 1.40. [95%CI 1.22-1.62] In high and none/low categories of internalization problems.
The study concluded that health care providers should expect higher levels of oral disease in patients with poor mental health. Independent of externalization and substance use problems, symptoms of internalization problems are plausible risk factors for poor future oral health.
These results may inform both the medical and dental communities in diagnosing and providing treatment for individuals suffering from mental illness.
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sauce: International Dental Research Association
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Original research: Findings will be presented at the AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting and Exhibition.
