Association of Interdental Cleaning Frequency With Tooth Loss and Self-Rated Oral Health: A Cross-Sectional Study
More frequent interdental cleaning was associated with more favourable self-rated oral health but not tooth loss. Higher education was synergistic but black ethnicity, metabolic syndrome, and long dental visit intervals were antagonistic with interdental cleaning in maintain natural teeth and better self-rated oral health. Interdental cleaning ≥5 d/wk cleaning, 6-monthly dental visits, and oral health education may decrease tooth loss and promote oral health.
Authors
- Changyun Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2879-6587)
- Wei Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4778-591X)
- Yue Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2255-9423)
- Shifang Peng
- Yuhao Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9016-7661)
- Mi He
- Tao Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1102-0034)
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Changsha University (CN)
- Xiangya Hospital Central South University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Dental Journal
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2025.03.012
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities of the Central South University