Better oral hygiene is associated with a reduced risk of cataract: A nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the association of oral health status and oral hygiene behaviors with cataract occurrence longitudinally.

Materials and methods

Based on the National Health Screening cohort database of Korea, participants who underwent oral health screening by dentists in 2003 were included. Cataract was defined as two or more claims of disease classification for the International Classification of Diseases-10 (E10.34, E11.34, E12.34, E13.34, E14.34, H25, and H26) with cataract specific treatment or surgery procedure claim codes. The occurrence of cataract was analyzed with Cox proportional hazard model according to the presence of periodontitis and oral health examination findings, including missing teeth, caries, tooth brushing, and dental scaling.

Results

SUBMITTER: Park JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9842665 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature