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Oral Health Inequalities In Adolescents And Young Adults In Ontario, Maria Rahman
Oral Health Inequalities In Adolescents And Young Adults In Ontario, Maria Rahman
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Oral health is consistently linked to physiological, psychological, and social aspects of well-being in adolescents and young adults. In this thesis, I aimed to examine the social determinants of oral health and dental care utilization. First, I conducted a scoping review of the literature, demonstrated the multifaceted nature of oral health and its connections to broader social and economic factors. Then, I conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey which showed a social gradient in oral health and dental care utilization among adolescents and young adults in Ontario. When stratified by age, there was a protective association …
The Impact Of Access To Oral Health Care On Inadequate Oral Health And Multimorbidity, Luis Limo
The Impact Of Access To Oral Health Care On Inadequate Oral Health And Multimorbidity, Luis Limo
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The connection between oral health and other non-communicable chronic conditions—commonly referred in the dental literature as the oral-systemic health connection—emphasizes the role of oral health care on both oral diseases and chronic conditions, particularly in vulnerable populations like the elderly. This thesis comprises 2 studies: the first is a systematic review on the impact of oral health care interventions, as an indicator of access to oral health care, on chronic conditions of which their co-existence would result in multimorbidity; the second study is a cross-sectional investigation of the associations between oral health, access to oral health care, and multimorbidity among …
The Effects Of Manual Tooth Brushing On Parotid And Submandibular/Sublingual Gland Salivary Flow Rates In Healthy Young And Older Adults, Kristen M. Trottier
The Effects Of Manual Tooth Brushing On Parotid And Submandibular/Sublingual Gland Salivary Flow Rates In Healthy Young And Older Adults, Kristen M. Trottier
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Saliva is crucial for the maintenance of oral health. Individuals with reduced salivary flow may experience a distortion in taste, difficulty swallowing, and impaired articulation of speech. Research has shown that tooth brushing increases whole salivary flow rates in older adults. It is important to determine whether this increase results from the modulation of parotid gland salivary flow, submandibular and sublingual gland salivary flow, or both. Saliva produced from the parotid gland aids in digestive processes, while saliva secreted from the submandibular and sublingual glands promotes protection of the oral cavity. A within-subjects methodology was used to examine the effects …