Huabin Luo|Wei Pan|Frank A. Sloan|Mark N. Feinglos|Bei Wu
Forty-Year Trends in Tooth Loss Among American Adults With and Without Diabetes Mellitus: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis
East Carolina University|Duke University|Duke University|Duke University|Duke University
study aimed assess trends tooth loss among adults without diabetes mellitus united states racialethnic disparities tooth loss patterns evaluate trends tooth loss age birth cohorts survey periodsdata came 9 waves national health nutrition examination survey nhanes 1971 2012 trends estimated tooth loss people without diabetes assessed age groups survey periods birth cohorts analytical sample 37609 dentate ie least 1 permanent tooth adults aged 25 years older applied hierarchical ageperiodcohort crossclassified randomeffects models trend analysisthe estimated number teeth lost among nonhispanic blacks diabetes increased age among nonhispanic whites diabetes z 405 p 001 mexican americans diabetes z 438 p 001 19712012 significant decreasing trend number teeth lost among nonhispanic whites diabetes slope 020 p 001 nonhispanic blacks diabetes slope 037 p 001 however adults diabetes twice tooth loss without diabetessubstantial differences tooth loss adults without diabetes across racialethnic groups persisted time appropriate dental care tooth retention need promoted among adults diabetes