Elsa K Delgado-Angulo1, Wael Sabbah2, Anna L Suominen3,4,5,6, Miira M Vehkalahti7,8, Matti Knuuttila8, Timo Partonen9, Anne Nordblad10, Aubrey Sheiham1, Richard G Watt1, Georgios Tsakos1. 1. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom. 2. Division of Population and Patient Health, King's College London, London, United Kingdom. 3. Department of Health, Functional Capacity and Welfare, National Institute for Health and Welfare, (THL), Helsinki, Finland. 4. Department of Environmental Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Kuopio, Finland. 5. Department of Oral Public Health, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland. 6. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland. 7. Department of Oral Public Health, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. 8. Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland. 9. Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland. 10. Department for Social and Health Services, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Helsinki, Finland.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To explore the association of depression and anxiety with two oral health outcomes, dental caries and periodontal disease and assess possible mediators for any of the associations. METHODS: Secondary analysis of the Finnish Health 2000 Survey. Depression was assessed with Beck's Depression Inventory and anxiety with Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Number of decayed teeth included carious lesions reaching dentine; periodontal disease was number of teeth with periodontal pockets of 4 mm or deeper. Third molars were excluded. The association of mental disorders and oral health was tested in regression models adjusted for confounders and potential mediators. RESULTS: Depression was associated with number of decayed teeth only among 35- to 54-year-olds. The association between anxiety and the number of decayed teeth was not statistically significant. Depression and periodontal pocketing were not significantly associated. CONCLUSION: Depression was significantly associated with number of decayed teeth only among participants aged 35-54 old and not with other age groups. Neither depression nor anxiety was significantly related to periodontal disease.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the association of depression and anxiety with two oral health outcomes, dental caries and periodontal disease and assess possible mediators for any of the associations. METHODS: Secondary analysis of the Finnish Health 2000 Survey. Depression was assessed with Beck's Depression Inventory and anxiety with Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Number of decayed teeth included carious lesions reaching dentine; periodontal disease was number of teeth with periodontal pockets of 4 mm or deeper. Third molars were excluded. The association of mental disorders and oral health was tested in regression models adjusted for confounders and potential mediators. RESULTS:Depression was associated with number of decayed teeth only among 35- to 54-year-olds. The association between anxiety and the number of decayed teeth was not statistically significant. Depression and periodontal pocketing were not significantly associated. CONCLUSION:Depression was significantly associated with number of decayed teeth only among participants aged 35-54 old and not with other age groups. Neither depression nor anxiety was significantly related to periodontal disease.
Authors: Arndt Guentsch; Christiane Stier; Gregor F Raschke; André Peisker; Mina D Fahmy; Harald Kuepper; Ina Schueler Journal: Clin Oral Investig Date: 2016-09-05 Impact factor: 3.573
Authors: María José González-Olmo; Ana Ruiz-Guillén; María Moya-López; Martín Romero-Maroto; María Carrillo-Díaz Journal: Children (Basel) Date: 2022-06-17