{"id":571314,"date":"2026-01-20T09:51:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/?p=571314"},"modified":"2026-01-20T09:51:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:51:41","slug":"habits-that-lead-to-tooth-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/habits-that-lead-to-tooth-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Habits that lead to tooth loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Complete tooth loss, known as edentulism, has decreased in the younger population, but remains widespread among the elderly. A population-based study by researchers from the Federal Universities of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) and Juiz de Fora (UFJF) looked for possible causes, finding that the problem is associated with daily habits, educational level, and socioeconomic status. It is more common among people over 60 who smoke, consume high-sugar soft drinks, and do not engage in regular physical activity. Among 22,728 individuals with an average age of 70 interviewed for the most recent National Health Survey (PNS) in 2019, complete tooth loss was 31.7%. From this group, 48% did not brush their teeth every day, 46% were illiterate, 37% smoked, 36% did not partake in regular physical activity, and 32% consumed sweetened soft drinks (a diet high in sugars contributes to a decrease in oral pH and the loss of dental tissue). The total or partial loss of permanent teeth\u2014which is often preventable\u2014can impair chewing ability, speech, appearance, and quality of life (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scielo.br\/j\/ress\/a\/VXLcFXmRzzrbvv7jgbrmTBb\/?format=pdf&amp;lang=pt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Epidemiologia e Servi\u00e7os de Sa\u00fade<\/em><\/a>, May 12; PNS 2019).<\/p>\n<picture data-tablet=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RPF-notasdentes-2025-08-info-ING-DESK.png\" data-tablet_size=\"1140x664\" alt=\"Edentulism increases with age\">\n    <source srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RPF-notasdentes-2025-08-info-ING-DESK.png\" media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\" \/>\n    <source srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RPF-notasdentes-2025-08-info-ING-DESK.png\" media=\"(min-width: 1140px)\" \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-img\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RPF-notasdentes-2025-08-info-ING-MOBILE.png\" \/>\n  <\/picture><span class=\"embed media-credits-inline\">Alexandre Affonso \/ Pesquisa FAPESP<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Almost 1 in 3 Brazilians aged over 60 have lost all of their teeth","protected":false},"author":475,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1651],"tags":[253],"coauthors":[785],"class_list":["post-571314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-notes","tag-dentistry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/475"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571314"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":571330,"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571314\/revisions\/571330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571314"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/revistapesquisa.fapesp.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=571314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}