Research article summary (published 29 Sep 2009):

Lifecourse socio-economic mobility and oral health in middle age.

Full Abstract

Socio-economic variations in health exist for a wide range of health outcomes, including oral health and oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). Less is known regarding how socio-economic trajectories may influence oral health and OHRQoL. This study examined whether social mobility is related to the number of teeth retained by age 50 years and OHRQoL measured at the same time, using data from the Newcastle Thousand Families Study, a birth cohort established in 1947. Women remaining in the non-manual class had the greatest tooth retention. While promotion of a healthier lifestyle and continued improvements in oral hygiene throughout life appear to be the public health interventions most likely to improve oral health into middle age, there may be sub-groups of the population on which different approaches in terms of public health interventions need to be focused.

Author information

Author/s: Pearce, M S (MS); Thomson, W M (WM); Walls, A W G (AW); Steele, J G (JG);

Affiliation: Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Sir James Spence Institute, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK. M.S.Pearce(-atsign-)ncl.ac.uk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of dental research (J Dent Res), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 88 (issue 10) : pp 938-41

Dates: Created 2009/09/28; Completed 2009/11/02;

PMID: 19783803, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/2/2009, IMS Date: )

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Age Factors Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology Cohort Studies Educational Status England - epidemiology Female Health Promotion Humans Life Style Male

Middle Aged Occupations Oral Health Oral Hygiene Quality of Life Retrospective Studies Sex Factors Smoking - epidemiology Social Mobility Tooth Loss - epidemiology

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