Periodontal Disease in Senior Men

In the June issue of the journal Gerodontology, NIDCR grantees and colleagues provide some interesting new data on the periodontal health of older men. The data are from the MrOS dental study, a component of the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) study that is under way at research sites in Portland, Oregon and Birmingham, Alabama. In the reported study, dentists and hygienists offered half-mouth periodontal examinations to 1,347 study participants. The men were mostly Caucasian, averaged 75 years of age, and nine out of 10 retained their natural teeth. But, as the authors noted, they formed an especially unique research cohort. The men were highly educated, largely in good to excellent health, most visited the dentist annually, and 37 percent had never smoked.

For complete article: http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/Research/ResearchResults/ScienceBriefs/Archive/SNIB2009/June/PerioSeniorMen.htm

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