2025 Volume 45 Issue 173 Pages 10-12
Based on the hypothesis that consciousness of oral aesthetics is involved in extending healthy life expectancy in a super-aging society, a multi-center survey was conducted. 192 patients aged 60 years or older who visit hospitals and dental clinics affiliated with the Japanese Academy of Esthetic Dentistry under the agreement of the project were surveyed using AI to analyze the relationship between the consciousness of oral aesthetics and other parameters including a 20-item questionnaire, oral findings, and overall health condition.
Based on the results of supervised learning analysis using a support vector machine, features were optimized using recursive feature reduction, and factors related to predicting answers to the question, "Are you concerned about the appearance of your teeth and mouth?" included "cardiac disease" and "dyslipidemia," in addition to oral problems such as "interrupted meals" and "dental problems." This suggests that high consciousness of oral aesthetics has an impact not only on the oral cavity but also on the entire body. We plan to continue the survey prospectively in the future.
