A multilevel analysis of the importance of oral health instructions for preventing tooth loss: The 8020 Promotion Foundation Study of Japanese Dental Patients.

Mizuki SaitoYoshihiro ShimazakiKakuhiro FukaiMichiko FurutaJun AidaYuichi AndoHideo MiyazakiMasaki Kambara

Published in: BMC oral health (2020)

In addition to individual risk factors for tooth loss, dental clinic factors such as length of oral health instruction and number of dental hygienists are associated with tooth loss. In dental clinics, ensuring sufficient time for dental hygienists to provide oral health instructions can help prevent tooth loss in dental patients.

Keyphrases

oral health
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
primary care
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors