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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Oral health impacts among Australian adults in the National Study of Adult Oral Health (NSAOH) 2017–18 |
Author: | Brennan, D.S. Luzzi, L. Chrisopoulos, S. Haag, D.G. |
Citation: | Australian Dental Journal, 2020; 65(S1):S59-S66 |
Publisher: | Wiley Online Library |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
ISSN: | 0045-0421 1834-7819 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Maria Nunez‐Salces, Hui Li, Christine Feinle‐Bisset, Richard L. Young, Amanda J. Page |
Abstract: | BACKGROUND:This paper examines oral health impacts of toothache experience, self-rated oral health (SROH), being uncomfortable with dental appearance, and avoiding foods in the Australian adult population. METHODS:The explanatory variables include age, sex, region, income, area-based SES, dental insurance and visiting pattern. The data were collected in the interview in NSAOH 2017-18. RESULTS:There were lower percentages with: toothache in the highest (14.8%) than middle (21.2%) and lower income tertiles (25.2%); fair/poor SROH in the highest (15.8%) than middle (24.1%) and lower tertiles (34.8%); uncomfortable with appearance in the highest (29.1%) than middle (35.3%) and lower tertiles (42.2%); and food avoidance in the higher (15.3%) than middle (22.9%) and lower tertiles (34.4%). There were higher percentages with: toothache in the unfavourable (32.2%) than intermediate (23.1%) and favourable (11.7%) visiting groups; fair/poor SROH in the unfavourable (44.0%) than intermediate (27.4%) or favourable (10.2%) groups; being uncomfortable about appearance in the unfavourable (47.6%) than intermediate (39.5%) or favourable (25.8%) groups; and avoiding foods in the unfavourable (34.8%) than intermediate (26.0%) or favourable (14.5%) groups. CONCLUSIONS:Socioeconomic status and dental visiting were associated with oral health impacts. Oral health impacts were worse for those with lower income and unfavourable visiting patterns. |
Keywords: | dental appearance food avoidance oral health impact self-rated oral health toothache |
Rights: | © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
DOI: | 10.1111/adj.12766 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1115649 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/adj.12766 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 8 Dentistry publications |
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