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Índice CPO , Adulto , Idoso , Estudos Transversais , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Dente/fisiologiaAssuntos
Doenças Periodontais/diagnóstico , Adulto , Idoso , Competência Clínica , Cálculos Dentários/diagnóstico , Placa Dentária/diagnóstico , Estudos de Avaliação como Assunto , Gengivite/diagnóstico , Humanos , Julgamento , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Bolsa Periodontal/diagnóstico , Mobilidade Dentária/diagnósticoAssuntos
Leucoplasia Oral/etiologia , Fumar , Adulto , Idoso , Estudos Transversais , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
The periodontal disease variables manifested in the individuals with partial dentures were more severe, which suggests that the contribution of denture status is significant. Age, while related to increased bone loss, did not appear to be of significance. Common sense suggests that poor oral hygiene in persons wearing removable partial dentures also is a contributing factor.
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Prótese Parcial Removível/efeitos adversos , Gengivite/etiologia , Doenças Periodontais/etiologia , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Processo Alveolar , Análise de Variância , Reabsorção Óssea/etiologia , Estudos Transversais , Cálculos Dentários/etiologia , Placa Dentária/etiologia , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Higiene Bucal , Bolsa Periodontal/etiologia , Análise de Regressão , Mobilidade Dentária/etiologiaRESUMO
Cytologic smears of palatal mucosa were evaluated for degree of keratinization in 217 healthy men ranging in age from 30 to 74 years. Two slides were prepared for each participant, and each slide was read by two different pathologists. Three separate high-power fields were examined on each slide, and the percentage of orange-brown cells, either without nuclei or with pyknotic or fragmented nuclei, was recorded. A mean value was obtained for each participant. Each participant had an extensive medical and dental work-up as part of the Veterans Administration Longitudinal Study of Oral Health in Healthy Veterans. Nonsmokers and smokers were divided into five age groups. Smokers at all ages presented a greater degree of palatal keratinization than nonsmokers, but age differences in keratinization were not statistically significant.