Yoshihara A, Hanada N, Miyazaki H
Division of Preventive Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 2-5274, Gakkocho-Dori, Niigata, 951-8514, Japan.
J Dent Res. 2003 Mar;82(3):218-22. doi: 10.1177/154405910308200313.
Recently, associations between dental diseases and the general health condition have been reported. The purpose of this study was to evaluate, by serum albumin concentrations, the relationship between the general health condition and root caries. We randomly selected 763 individuals (600 70-year-olds and 163 80-year-olds) living in Niigata City, Japan. The variables body composition, blood measurements, daily nutrient intakes, and root caries were measured. The relationship between root caries and serum albumin concentration was evaluated. The differences in serum albumin concentrations between subjects with untreated root caries (DT = 0 and DT > 3) were 75.56 mg/dL in 70-year-olds and 202.97 mg/dL in 80-year-olds (p < 0.05, ANOVA). The findings of the present study indicated that a relationship between root caries and serum albumin concentration in these elderly subjects is highly possible.
最近，有报道称牙齿疾病与总体健康状况之间存在关联。本研究的目的是通过血清白蛋白浓度评估总体健康状况与根龋之间的关系。我们随机选取了居住在日本新潟市的763名个体（600名70岁老人和163名80岁老人）。测量了身体成分、血液指标、每日营养摄入量和根龋等变量。评估了根龋与血清白蛋白浓度之间的关系。未治疗根龋（DT = 0和DT > 3）的受试者之间，70岁老人的血清白蛋白浓度差异为75.56 mg/dL，80岁老人为202.97 mg/dL（方差分析，p < 0.05）。本研究结果表明，在这些老年受试者中，根龋与血清白蛋白浓度之间很可能存在关联。
