Al-Ahmad Basma Ezzat Mustafa, Kashmoola Muhannad Ali, Mustafa Nazih Shaaban, Hassan Haszelini, Arzmi Mohd Hafiz
Department of Fundamental Basic Dental Sciences, Kulliyyah of Dentistry, International Islamic University Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Diagnosis, Kulliyyah of Dentistry, International Islamic University Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Eur J Dent. 2018 Jan-Mar;12(1):120-122. doi: 10.4103/ejd.ejd_322_17.
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between tooth loss and the level of blood pressure with the hypothesis that tooth loss is associated with the increase of hypertension in postmenopausal women.
Sixty postmenopausal female patients aged 51-68 years were included in the study to assess the relationship between tooth loss and the level of blood pressure. The information including sociodemographics, last menstruation period, hypertension history, and the duration of having tooth loss was recorded. Blood pressure was measured using sphygmomanometer and the number of tooth loss was determined.
The results showed a more significant tooth loss in hypertension (median: 23 + 4; interquartile range [IQR]: 6) compared to the normotension postmenopausal women (median: 18 + 6; IQR: 12; < 0.05). Furthermore, obese patients had more tooth loss (median: 23 + 5; IQR: 8) than the overweight patients (median: 19 + 8; IQR: 8).
Tooth loss is associated with the increase of hypertension in postmenopausal women which may have a role in the development of vascular diseases.
本研究旨在调查牙齿缺失与血压水平之间的关系,假设牙齿缺失与绝经后女性高血压的增加有关。
本研究纳入了60名年龄在51 - 68岁的绝经后女性患者,以评估牙齿缺失与血压水平之间的关系。记录了包括社会人口统计学、末次月经时间、高血压病史和牙齿缺失持续时间等信息。使用血压计测量血压,并确定牙齿缺失的数量。
结果显示,与血压正常的绝经后女性相比,高血压患者的牙齿缺失情况更为严重(中位数:23 + 4;四分位间距[IQR]:6)(血压正常的绝经后女性中位数:18 + 6;IQR:12;<0.05)。此外,肥胖患者的牙齿缺失情况(中位数:23 + 5;IQR:8)比超重患者(中位数:19 + 8;IQR:8)更为严重。
牙齿缺失与绝经后女性高血压的增加有关,这可能在血管疾病的发生发展中起作用。