The last section contained questions related to oral health: the number of missing teeth, problems with xerostomia, symptoms of common oral health problems, frequency of tooth brushing, frequency of visits to the dentist, the use of private or public dental services, the assessment of accessibility of dental services and self-report oral health status.
Other variables included age, gender, self-ratings of oral general health, education, number of missing teeth, chewing problems and dry mouth.
Twenty nine percent of respondents reported oral problems that included dental decay or missing teeth (77%), gum problems (47%) (inflammation, pockets and gum pain) or other (15%) (13% dry mouth and 2% Temporo-mandibular joint problems).
They were referred to the clinic of Prosthodontics and Implantology with complaints concerning their partial or full dentures or other problems with missing teeth.
They were referred by their dentists to the clinic of Prosthodontics and Implantology of the Department of Oral Function, ACTA, with complaints concerning their dentures or other problems with missing teeth.
Given that missing teeth represent a common dental problem, the benefits of being able to generate new teeth are enormous.
Using multiple logistic regression techniques with social impact summary scores as the dependent variables, periodontal pocketing, missing teeth, retained root fragments, dental caries and problem motivated dental visits were all associated with high levels of dissatisfaction with oral health.
Speech problems and facial changes from missing teeth often lead to self-consciousness, social isolation, and even depression.
Oral health variable was composed of questions about mouth and teeth condition; missing teeth; difficulty with chewing and swallowing food due to problems with teeth and dry mouth; and frequent feeling of dryness in mouth.
In addition to periodontal diseases, dentists talked about other oral diseases correlated with medical problems, such as the impact of missing teeth, root canal treatment and sleep apnea on general health.
Dental problems like a cracked tooth or missing teeth, can usually be treated with reconstructive dental surgery.
