The relationship between methamphetamine use and increased dental disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Methamphetamine (MA) use has been linked anecdotally to rampant dental disease. The authors sought to determine the relative prevalence of dental comorbidities in MA users, verify whether MA users have more quantifiable dental disease and report having more dental problems than nonusers and establish the influence of mode of MA administration on oral health outcomes.

Methods

Participating physicians provided comprehensive medical and oral assessments for adults dependent on MA (n=301). Trained interviewers collected patients' self-reports regarding oral health and substance-use behaviors. The authors used propensity score matching to create a matched comparison group of nonusers from participants in the the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (N

SUBMITTER: Shetty V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2947197 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature