Validity of claims-based definition of number of remaining teeth in Japan: Results from the Longevity Improvement and Fair Evidence Study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 5; p. e0299849
• Main Authors: Tamada, Yudai, Kusama, Taro, Ono, Sachiko, Maeda, Megumi, Murata, Fumiko, Osaka, Ken, Fukuda, Haruhisa, Takeuchi, Kenji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 07.05.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease - diagnosis; Alzheimer Disease - epidemiology; Alzheimer's disease; Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Care and treatment; Dental insurance; Dentists; Diagnosis; Edentulism; Female; Gum disease; Health care policy; Humans; Japan - epidemiology; Life expectancy; Longevity; Male; Medical screening; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methods; National health insurance; Neurodegenerative diseases; Oral Health; Oral hygiene; Patients; People and Places; Pneumonia; Risk factors; Sensitivity analysis; Streptococcus infections; Systemic diseases; Teeth; Tooth Loss - epidemiology; Validity; Japan

Secondary healthcare data use has been increasing in the dental research field. The validity of the number of remaining teeth assessed from Japanese dental claims data has been reported in several studies, but has not been tested in the general population in Japan. To evaluate the validity of the nu...