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Tooth Decay in Alcohol Abusers Compared to Alcohol and Drug Abusers
Joint Authors
Dasanayake, Ananda P.
Warnakulasuriya, Saman
Gelbier, Stanley
Cooper, Derek J.
Peters, Timothy J.
Harris, Colin K.
Source
International Journal of Dentistry
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-04-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Alcohol and drug abuse are detrimental to general and oral health.
Though we know the effects of these harmful habits on oral mucosa, their independent and combined effect on the dental caries experience is unknown and worthy of investigation.
We compared 363 “alcohol only” abusers to 300 “alcohol and drug” abusers to test the hypothesis that various components of their dental caries experience are significantly different due to plausible sociobiological explanations.
After controlling for the potential confounders, we observe that the “alcohol and drug” group had a 38% higher risk of having decayed teeth compared to the “alcohol only” group (P<.05).
As expected, those who belonged to a higher social class (OR=1.98; 95% CI=1.43–2.75) and drank wine (OR=1.85; 95% CI=1.16–2.96) had a higher risk of having more filled teeth.
We conclude that the risk of tooth decay among “alcohol only” abusers is significantly lower compared to “alcohol and drug” abusers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dasanayake, Ananda P.& Warnakulasuriya, Saman& Harris, Colin K.& Cooper, Derek J.& Peters, Timothy J.& Gelbier, Stanley. 2010. Tooth Decay in Alcohol Abusers Compared to Alcohol and Drug Abusers. International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dasanayake, Ananda P.…[et al.]. Tooth Decay in Alcohol Abusers Compared to Alcohol and Drug Abusers. International Journal of Dentistry No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Dasanayake, Ananda P.& Warnakulasuriya, Saman& Harris, Colin K.& Cooper, Derek J.& Peters, Timothy J.& Gelbier, Stanley. Tooth Decay in Alcohol Abusers Compared to Alcohol and Drug Abusers. International Journal of Dentistry. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498017
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-498017