Abstract
This study was conducted to analyze the relationship between smoking and denture wear in the elderly individuals aged 65 years and older, and a total of 3,112 people were included. A complex sample chi-square test was performed for denture wear according to general, smoking, and smoking-related characteristics. Factors related to denture wear were assessed using multiple logistic regression analysis. Among non-smokers, present smokers were 4.192 times more likely to wear dentures, and former smokers were 2.195 times more likely to wear dentures. The average number of daily past smokers was 0.564 times less likely to wear dentures if they smoked 15 cigarettes or less per day. Smoking among the elderly and wearing dentures are related, and it is necessary to develop and utilize a smoking cessation education program considers socioeconomic characteristics.
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Table 1. Denture wear according to general characteristics Unit:N(%)
