TY  - JOUR
AB  - OBJECTIVES: To assess changes in the number of functioning teeth (filled and sound teeth, FS-T index) from 1989/1992 to 2005 in West and East Germany and to evaluate survey- and region-specific associations between sociodemographic and behavioral risk factors and the FS-T index. METHODS: Within the German Oral Health Studies, random samples from 35-44-year-olds were drawn in 1989, 1992, 1997 and 2005. The FS-T index and a questionnaire with socioeconomic and behavioral items were assessed. Negative binomial regression models were evaluated, including all sociodemographic and behavioral factors simultaneously as independent variables. RESULTS: For West Germany, median FS-T index increased by 3 teeth between 1989 and 2005 (Ptrend < 0.001). In East Germans, FS-T index was similar in 1992 and 1997 (median, 24), but increased by one tooth until 2005 (Ptrend < 0.001). For West and East Germany, middle and high school education were significantly associated with higher FS-T indices in all surveys, although effects were most pronounced in 2005. Being married, reporting regular dental visits and good oral hygiene were significantly related to a higher number of functioning teeth in at least one survey year. CONCLUSIONS: Dental health assessed as the number of functioning teeth improved between 1989/92 and 2005 in both German parts and across all educational levels. However, considering the educational level, dental health was less equally distributed in 2005 compared with previous surveys.
AD  - Department of Restorative Dentistry, Periodontology, and Endodontology, University Medicine, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany. birte.holtfreter@uni-greifswald.de
AN  - 22882609
AU  - Holtfreter, Birte
AU  - Berg, Marie H.
AU  - Kocher, Thomas
AU  - Schiffner, Ulrich
AU  - Hoffmann, Thomas
AU  - Micheelis, Wolfgang
DA  - Jun
DO  - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2012.00739.x
IS  - 3
J2  - Community Dent Oral Epidemiol
KW  - Adult
Cohort Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
*DMF Index
Dental Care/statistics & numerical data
Dental Caries/*epidemiology
Dental Health Surveys
Dental Restoration, Permanent/*statistics & numerical data
Educational Status
Female
Germany/epidemiology
Germany, East/epidemiology
Germany, West/epidemiology
Health Behavior
Humans
Male
Marital Status
Oral Hygiene/statistics & numerical data
Risk Factors
Snacks
Socioeconomic Factors
Tooth Loss/epidemiology
Toothbrushing/statistics & numerical data
L1  - internal-pdf://0238486045/Holtfreter-Change_in_FS-T_index_in_adults_in_t.pdf
N1  - Holtfreter, Birte
Berg, Marie H
Kocher, Thomas
Schiffner, Ulrich
Hoffmann, Thomas
Micheelis, Wolfgang
eng
Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Denmark
2012/08/14 06:00
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2013 Jun;41(3):251-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2012.00739.x. Epub 2012 Aug 11.
PY  - 2013
SN  - 1600-0528 (Electronic)
0301-5661 (Linking)
SP  - 251-260
ST  - Change in FS-T index in adults in the German national oral health surveys between 1989 and 2005
T2  - Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
TI  - Change in FS-T index in adults in the German national oral health surveys between 1989 and 2005
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22882609
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0528.2012.00739.x/full
VL  - 41
ID  - 360
ER  -