Higher Prevalence of Tooth Loss in People With Abdominal Obesity but Normal Weight: Findings From the United States and Scottish Populations [PDF]
Objectives Previous research has shown that people with obesity are at a higher risk of tooth loss; however, it is unclear whether abdominal obesity (e.g., high waist circumference) is associated with tooth loss among individuals without obesity.
Jing Kang+3 more
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Multimorbidity and tooth loss: data from Chilean National Health Survey 2016–2017 [PDF]
Background Oral diseases are a significant global public health challenge. Current evidence indicates that several chronic conditions are individually associated with tooth loss.
Matías Santos-López+3 more
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Association of tooth loss and periodontal disease with all-cause mortality in cancer survivors: A cohort study based on NHANES [PDF]
Background: Increasing evidence supports the association between impaired oral health and elevated mortality. However, there is currently a lack of research on the impact of tooth loss and periodontal disease on survival outcomes in cancer survivors ...
Yong-Jun Wu+3 more
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Introduction: Tooth loss leads to increased biomechanical pressure in the temporomandibular joint due to changes in the functional movement pattern of the jaw, resulting in joint structure damage specifically change of the articular eminence ...
Ricca Chairunnisa, Rahmadhani Harahap
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GT U-Net: A U-Net Like Group Transformer Network for Tooth Root Segmentation [PDF]
To achieve an accurate assessment of root canal therapy, a fundamental step is to perform tooth root segmentation on oral X-ray images, in that the position of tooth root boundary is significant anatomy information in root canal therapy evaluation. However, the fuzzy boundary makes the tooth root segmentation very challenging. In this paper, we propose
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The relationship between tooth loss and hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis
As tooth loss is the high end of periodontal problems and edentulous individuals are at higher risk of nutritional problems like obesity, understanding the association between tooth loss and hypertension is important for improving cardiovascular health ...
Akio Tada, Rumi Tano, Hiroko Miura
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Tooth loss and risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke: A dose-response meta analysis of prospective cohort studies. [PDF]
Conflicting results identifying the association between tooth loss and cardiovascular disease and stroke have been reported. Therefore, a dose-response meta-analysis was performed to clarify and quantitatively assess the correlation between tooth loss ...
Fei Cheng+8 more
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The impact of tooth loss on cognitive function [PDF]
Abstract Objective To investigate if there is epidemiological evidence of an association between edentulism and cognitive decline beside that currently available from limited sample-sized case series and cross-sectional studies considering limited co-variables. Materials and methods
Pablo Galindo-Moreno+6 more
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ImplantFormer: Vision Transformer based Implant Position Regression Using Dental CBCT Data [PDF]
Implant prosthesis is the most appropriate treatment for dentition defect or dentition loss, which usually involves a surgical guide design process to decide the implant position. However, such design heavily relies on the subjective experiences of dentists.
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Can parents prevent tooth loss related to dental avulsion? An assessment of knowledge related to permanent teeth [PDF]
Purpose Dental avulsion injuries have a poor prognosis that largely depends on the immediate steps taken to manage the avulsed tooth. A lack of knowledge about the initial management can lead to tooth loss, with further adverse implications for esthetics,
Gowri Sivaramakrishnan+8 more
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