Periodontal Health and Use of Oral Health Services

A Comparison of Germans and Two Migrant Groups

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ID15514765
AutoresDaniel Hagenfeld (0000-0003-1072-4865, Heidelberg University), Heiko Zimmermann (0000-0001-8595-1304, Heidelberg University), Katja Korb (Heidelberg University), Nihad El-Sayed (Heidelberg University), Julia Fricke (0000-0002-7625-474X, German Cancer Research Center), Karin Halina Greiser (0000-0003-3213-8285, German Cancer Research Center), Jan Kühnisch (0000-0003-4063-2291, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Jakob Linseisen (0000-0002-9386-382X, Helmholtz Zentrum München), Christa Meisinger (0000-0002-9026-6544, Helmholtz Zentrum München), Marc Schmitter (University of Würzburg), Ti‐Sun Kim (Heidelberg University), Ti-Sun Kim (Section of Periodontology, Department of Conservative Dentistry, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany), Heiko Becher (0000-0002-8808-6667, Universität Hamburg, autor de correspondencia)
Año2019
Volumen16
Número16
Páginas3000-3000
Fecha de publicación2019-08-20
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph16163000
PMID31434329
OpenAlexW2969538473
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas27

A cross-sectional study was performed with 251 individuals, consisting of 127 Germans, 68 migrants from Turkey, and 56 resettlers (migrants from the former Soviet Union with German ancestors) to compare periodontal health status, with a special focus on associations with lifestyle and anthropometric factors, and use of dental health services. Maximal pocket depth was used as a clinical surrogate marker for periodontitis. Other variables were obtained by questionnaires administered by a Turkish or Russian interpreter. The age- and sex-adjusted prevalence of periodontitis was significantly higher in Turks (odds ratio (OR) 2.84, 95% CI = 1.53-5.26) and slightly higher in resettlers (OR = 1.33, 95% CI = 0.71-2.49). These differences are partly explained by a differential distribution of known risk factors for periodontitis. A full model showed a higher prevalence of maximal pocket depth above 5 mm in Turks (OR = 1.97, 95% CI = 0.99-3.92). Use of oral health services was significantly lower in the two migrant groups. Individuals who reported regular visits to a dentist had significantly less periodontitis, independent of migrant status. A reasonable conclusion is that, since oral health causes major chronic diseases and has a major effect on total health system expenditures, public health efforts both generally and specifically focused on migrant groups are warranted

Environmental health · Health services · Occupational safety and health · Oral health · Population · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dentistry · HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations · Medicine · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research · Psychology · Gerontology