High Anticholinergic Burden and Dental Caries: Findings from Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 ...

• Main Authors: Tiisanoja, A., Anttonen, V., Syrjälä, A.-M., Ylöstalo, P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: SAGE Journals 2024
• Subjects: Dentistry not elsewhere classified; Northern Finland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.7286237.v1; https://sage.figshare.com/collections/High_Anticholinergic_Burden_and_Dental_Caries_Findings_from_Northern_Finland_Birth_Cohort_1966/7286237/1

Introduction:Anticholinergic drugs propose a threat for oral health by causing dry mouth. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether a high anticholinergic burden was associated with the presence of initial caries lesions, manifested caries lesions, dental fillings, or tooth loss among 46-y-old people.Methods:The study population consisted of 1,906 participants from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 who underwent an oral health examination in 2012–2013. Socioeconomic and medical data were collected from questionnaires, medical records, and national registers. Nine previously published anticholinergic scales were combined and used to measure the high anticholinergic burden from the participants’ medication data. Cariological status was determined according to the International Caries Detection and Assessment System, and the number of missing teeth (excluding third molars) was used as an indicator for tooth loss. The decayed, missing, and filled surfaces index was used to depict ...