This Article Free Full Text (Free PDF) Free References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Sheiham, A. Articles by Walls, A.W.G. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Sheiham, A. Articles by Walls, A.W.G. Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

The Relationship among Dental Status, Nutrient Intake, and Nutritional Status in Older People

'Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London Medical School, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, UK, a.sheiham{at}ucl.ac.uk

J.G. Steele

Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Newcastle Dental School, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 4BW, UK

W. Marcenes

'Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London Medical School, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, UK

C. Lowe

National Centre for Social Research, London, UK

S. Finch

National Centre for Social Research, London, UK

C.J. Bates

MRC Human Nutrition Research, Downhams Lane, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1XJ, UK

A. Prentice

MRC Human Nutrition Research, Downhams Lane, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1XJ, UK

A.W.G. Walls

Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Newcastle Dental School, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 4BW, UK

Dental health status may influence nutrition. The objective of this part of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey was to assess if there is a relationship between dental status in people 65 years and older and intake of certain nutrients and any link between dental status and blood-derived values of key nutrients. Random national samples of independently living subjects and those living in institutions had dental examinations, interviews, four-day food diaries, and blood and urine analyzed. In the sample living independently, intakes of most nutrients were lower in edentate than dentate subjects. Intake of non-starch polysaccharides, protein, calcium, non-heme iron, niacin, and vitamin C was significantly lower in edentate subjects. People with 21 or more teeth consumed more of most nutrients, particularly of non-starch polysaccharide. This relationship in intake was not apparent in the hematological analysis. Plasma ascorbate and plasma retinol were the only analytes significantly associated with dental status.

Key Words: older people • nutrient intake • nutrition • dental status.

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 80, No. 2, 408-413 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345010800020201


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				S. A. Quandt, H. Chen, R. A. Bell, M. R. Savoca, A. M. Anderson, X. Leng, T. Kohrman, G. H. Gilbert, and T. A. Arcury Food Avoidance and Food Modification Practices of Older Rural Adults: Association With Oral Health Status and Implications for Service Provision Gerontologist, February 1, 2010; 50(1): 100 - 111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				A. E. Sanders, S. Lim, and W. Sohn Resilience to Urban Poverty: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations for Population Health Am J Public Health, June 1, 2008; 98(6): 1101 - 1106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Turner, L. Jahangiri, and J. A. Ship Hyposalivation, xerostomia and the complete denture: A systematic review J Am Dent Assoc, February 1, 2008; 139(2): 146 - 150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				P. J. Moynihan The relationship between nutrition and systemic and oral well-being in older people J Am Dent Assoc, April 1, 2007; 138(4): 493 - 497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				A. H. Friedlander, J. Weinreb, I. Friedlander, and J. A. Yagiela Metabolic syndrome: Pathogenesis, medical care and dental implications J Am Dent Assoc, February 1, 2007; 138(2): 179 - 187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				T. A. MARSHALL, J. J. WARREN, J. S. HAND, X.-J. XIE, and P. J. STUMBO Oral health, nutrient intake and dietary quality in the very old J Am Dent Assoc, October 1, 2002; 133(10): 1369 - 1379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				C. S. Ritchie, K. Joshipura, H.-C. Hung, and C. W. Douglass NUTRITION AS A MEDIATOR IN THE RELATION BETWEEN ORAL AND SYSTEMIC DISEASE: ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN SPECIFIC MEASURES OF ADULT ORAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION OUTCOMES Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine, May 1, 2002; 13(3): 291 - 300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]