%0 Journal Article %A Torkzaban, Parviz %T The Survey of the Edentulousness Prevalence in Population Over 35 Years Old in Hamadan in Dec/ 1997 %J Avicenna Journal of Clinical Medicine %V 6 %N 3 %U http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-1000-en.html %R %D 1999 %K Tooth Loss / Tooth Loss - epidemiology, %X Tooth loss especially total tooth loss or edectulousness , is the ultimate failure , the dental equivalent of death. Level of edectulousness is a good indication of populations oro - dental health. Thus the evaluation of this indicator in Hamadan population over 35 years old in Dec/ 1997 was purpose of this study. Cluster random sampling was used in this study and data was collected by questionnaire form. The results showed in 761 participants in this study 52.04% were edentulousness, 42.18% were partial tooth loss and 5.78% had retained all 28 teeth. Edentulousness rates were negatively related to levels of income and education and tooth brushing. Although the edentulousness rate was more among smokers, but this difference was not statistically significant. %> http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-1000-en. %P 0-0 %& 0 %! %9 Original %L A-11-185-152 %+ %G eng %@ 2588-722X %[ 1999