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Global Burden of Oral Conditions in 1990-2010: A Systematic Analysis

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Marcenes, W., Kassebaum, N.J., Bernabé, E., Flaxman, A., Naghavi, M., Lopez, A., Murray, C.J.L.·2013·Journal of Dental Research
DOI 10.1177/0022034513490168PMC PMC4484374
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The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2010 Study produced comparable estimates of the burden of 291 diseases and injuries in 1990, 2005, and 2010. This article reports on the global burden of untreated caries, severe periodontitis, and severe tooth loss in 2010 and compares those figures with new estimates for 1990. We used disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) and years lived with disability (YLDs) metrics to quantify burden. Oral conditions affected 3.9 billion people, and untreated caries in permanent teeth was the most prevalent condition evaluated for the entire GBD 2010 Study (global prevalence of 35% for all ages combined). Oral conditions combined accounted for 15 million DALYs globally (1.9% of all YLDs; 0.6% of all DALYs), implying an average health loss of 224 years per 100,000 population. DALYs due to oral conditions increased 20.8% between 1990 and 2010, mainly due to population growth and aging. While DALYs due to severe periodontitis and untreated caries increased, those due to severe tooth loss decreased. DALYs differed by age groups and regions, but not by genders. The findings highlight the challenge in responding to the diversity of urgent oral health needs worldwide, particularly in developing communities.

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  • Oral health represents a major neglected global population health challenge.

    “The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study has demonstrated consistently that oral health represents a major neglected global population health challenge (Marcenes et al. 2013; Kassebaum et al. 2017).”

    From Global, Regional, and National Levels and Trends in Burden of Oral Conditions from 1990 to 2017: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study (2020) · cites this paper as Marcenes et al. 2013

    The Results report that oral conditions affected 3.9 billion people in 2010, and the Discussion describes substantial disability and urgent oral health needs worldwide. This supports the characterization of oral health as a major global population-health challenge. The paper does not establish that oral health has been neglected, so that part of the attributed claim is unsupported. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • In 2010, 158 million people or 2.3% of the global population was completely edentulous.

    “In 2010, 158 million people or 2.3 % of the global population was completely edentulous (no natural teeth).”

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    The Results report that severe tooth loss affected an estimated 2% of the global population in 2010; the Discussion says the prevalence calculation was based on total tooth loss. Our copy does not give the claimed 158 million people or the more precise 2.3% figure (searched: “158,” “2.3,” and Table 1 prevalence). (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Marcenes, W., Kassebaum, N. J., Bernabé, E., Flaxman, A., Naghavi, M., Lopez, A., & Murray, C. J. L.
Affiliations
  • Queen Mary University of London (GB)
  • University of Washington (US)
  • King's College London (GB)
  • Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Corresponding author
Marcenes, W.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Dental Research
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2013-05-29
Volume
92
Issue
7
Pages
592-597
ISSN
  • 0022-0345 (ISSN-L)
  • 1544-0591
DOI
10.1177/0022034513490168
PMC
PMC4484374
OpenAlex
W2141824074
Cited by
1,495
References
19
Citations by year
2026: 65 · 2025: 85 · 2024: 91 · 2023: 117 · 2022: 130 · 2021: 164 · 2020: 136 · 2019: 142 · 2018: 143 · 2017: 141 · 2016: 107 · 2015: 98 · 2014: 64 · 2013: 12
FWCI
113.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Dental Research (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Queen Mary University of London
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Dental Health and Care Utilization
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Global Health and Epidemiology
Keywords
oral health burden, untreated dental caries, severe periodontitis, disability-adjusted life years, years lived with disability, global prevalence, oral health disparities, developing countries
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily Living, Adult, Age Factors, Dental Caries, Developing Countries, Eating, Female, Gingival Hemorrhage, Gingival Pocket, Halitosis, Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Male, Mastication, Middle Aged, Periodontal Diseases, Periodontitis, Population Dynamics, Population Growth, Tooth Diseases, Toothache, Global Health, Prevalence, Tooth Loss, Cost of Illness, Periodontal Attachment Loss, Quality-Adjusted Life Years

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