Journal of Dental Research, Vol 80, 408-413, Copyright © 2001 by International & American Associations for Dental Research Online Journals

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The relationship among dental status, nutrient intake, and nutritional status in older people

A. Sheiham, J. G. Steele, W. Marcenes, C. Lowe, S. Finch, C. J. Bates, A. Prentice and A. W. Walls
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London Medical School, UK. a.sheiham@ucl.ac.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.

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