Association among the number of natural teeth, dental maintenance visits and diabetes status: a cross-sectional study using employment-based healthcare claims database.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Although diabetes is associated with the risk of tooth loss, there are no large-scale studies examining the reality and the effectiveness of dental maintenance visits in preventing tooth loss. We aimed to investigate the associations among the number of teeth, dental maintenance visits and diabetic status.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study: a database comprising employment-based health insurance claim and medical check-up data between April 2015 and March 2016. From the dental receipts for a total of 705,542 individuals aged 20-74 years, we calculated dental visits ratio. After excluding missing data on the number of teeth and HbA1c, the association between dental maintenance visits and the number of teeth was further examined in 185,820 individuals aged 40-69 year

SUBMITTER: Ishikawa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11954757 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature