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Prevalence and quality of endodontic treatment in the Northern Manhattan elderly.
- Source :
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Journal of endodontics [J Endod] 2007 Mar; Vol. 33 (3), pp. 230-4. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Pulpitis results in significant morbidity among the elderly, particularly in underserved communities. We collected panoramic oral radiographs from 244 (mean age 67) participants of the Northern Manhattan Study, a prospective cohort study of stroke risk in a multiethnic urban population. Radiographs were evaluated for missing teeth, caries, restorations, periodontal bone loss, adequacy of endodontic treatment, and periapical radiolucencies. In the study 206 subjects were dentate (mean 17.1 teeth). 5.1% of teeth had periapical radiolucencies, and 4.8% had been endodontically treated; 37.5% of endodontically treated teeth had periapical radiolucencies. Teeth with restorations, periodontal bone loss, pulpotomy, and inadequate root canal filling had a significantly higher occurrence of periapical radiolucency (p < 0.05). Among all root filled teeth, only 26% were deemed satisfactory. We conclude that apical periodontitis is widely prevalent and the technical standard of root fillings is poor in this cohort. There is a substantial need for improved dental care among the northern Manhattan elderly.
- Subjects :
- Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cohort Studies
Dental Care for Aged standards
Dental Restoration Failure
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
New York City epidemiology
Periapical Periodontitis epidemiology
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Quality of Health Care statistics & numerical data
Radiography, Panoramic
Dental Care for Aged statistics & numerical data
Periapical Periodontitis diagnostic imaging
Root Canal Therapy standards
Root Canal Therapy statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0099-2399
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of endodontics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17320702
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joen.2005.12.016