Contextual socioeconomic determinants of tooth loss in adults and elderly: a systematic review

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Peres, Karen Glazer¹  Barbato, Paulo Roberto¹ 

[1] Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil

关键词: Tooth loss;    Socioeconomic factors;    Social conditions;    Health inequalities;    Oral health;    ReviewINTRODUCTIONTooth loss is caused by the aggravation of some oral conditions;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1980-5497201500020006

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review regarding studies that investigated the association between contextual socioeconomic factors and tooth loss. METHODS: MEDLINE, Embase, and LILACS databases were searched and no language or date restrictions were applied for this research. The search was also carried out at the Brazilian Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD), with the objective of seeking unpublished studies. We evaluated the bibliographical and methodological characteristics of the studies, as well as the findings. RESULTS: We found 348 articles, out of which only 6 were included in this study after revision by 2 independent researchers. We also identified an unpublished thesis. In general, these results show that the socioeconomic context interferes in tooth loss. We found an association between the highest number of missing teeth with less favorable contextual variables, despite the weak evidence, due to the fact that all selected studies had a cross-sectional design. CONCLUSION: We suggest the standardization of outcome formats and exposures in order to favor the comparison between studies and their quantitative analysis.

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