Amanat, Muhammad Abbas and John, Jacob and Pin, Tan Maw and Danaee, Mahmoud and Malhotra, Vaishali and Abbas, Syed Amjad and Kamaruzzaman, Shahrul Bahyah (2020) Dentition status among an ethnically diverse older urban Malaysian population. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 42 (2). pp. 304-311. ISSN 0022-4006, DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdz014.
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Background Poor oral health affects not only dietary choices but overall well-being. This study explores the influence of lifestyle, socio-demographics and utilization of dental services on the dentition status of an older urban Malaysian population. Methods A total of 1210 participants 60 years and above, representing the three main ethnic groups were recruited from a larger cohort study. Weighted factors valued for comparison included socio demographics and health status. Knowledge of and attitude and behaviour towards personal oral health were also assessed. Dentition status, adapted from WHO oral health guidelines, was the dependent variable investigated. Data were analysed using descriptive chi square test and multivariate binary logistic regression. Results Overall, 1187 respondents completed the study. The dentition status and oral health related knowledge, attitude and behaviour vaned between the three ethnic groups. The Chinese were significantly less likely to have >= 13 missing teeth (OR = 0.698, 95% CI: 0.521-0.937) and >= 1 decayed teeth (0.653; 0.519-0.932) compared to the Malays, while the Indians were significantly less likely than the Malays to have >= 1 decayed teeth (0.695; 0.519-0.932) and >= 2 filled teeth (0.781; 0.540-1.128). Conclusion Ethnic differences in dentition outcome are related to oral health utilization highlighting the influence of cultural differences and the need for culturally sensitivity interventions.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education-High Impact Research Grant UM.C/625/1/HIRMOHE/ASH/0, Universiti Malaya UMRG 545-14HTM |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Dentition status; Ethnic diversity; Older adults; Oral health outcomes |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RK Dentistry |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Medicine Department Faculty of Medicine > Social & Preventive Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Nov 2023 02:02 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Nov 2023 02:02 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/36629 |
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