Trends in socioeconomic inequality of periodontal health status among Dutch adults: a repeated cross-sectional analysis over two decades

Abstract Background Studies exclusively focusing on trends in socioeconomic inequality of oral health status in industrialized countries are relatively sparse. This study aimed to assess possible differences in oral hygiene and periodontal status among people of different socioeconomic status (SES) in the Netherlands over two decades. Methods A repeated cross-sectional analysis of 3083 participants aged 25–54 years was conducted on the Dutch National Oral Health Surveys of 1995, 2002, 2007, and 2013. Plaque-free was defined according to the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S = 0). Periodonta... Mehr ...

Verfasser: An Li
Jan Hendrik Vermaire
Yuntao Chen
Luc W. M. van der Sluis
Renske Z. Thomas
Geerten-Has E. Tjakkes
Annemarie A. Schuller
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Reihe/Periodikum: BMC Oral Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
Verlag/Hrsg.: BMC
Schlagwörter: Socioeconomic inequality / Trends / Oral hygiene / Periodontal health / The Netherlands / Dentistry / RK1-715
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01713-x