Tooth mortality in women in a 12-year follow-up of a population sample in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Women of different age groups in Gothenburg, Sweden were examined in 1968-69 and in 1980-81 by means of orthopantomography. The frequencies of missing teeth and edentulousness were determined. The follow-up results among the same women showed only a small increase in edentulousness and in number of lost teeth during the period. A substantial decrease in edentulousness and frequency of missing teeth was observed between women of comparable age groups over the 12-yr interval, presumably as a result of preventive measures and increased availability of dental health care resources.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D013548:Sweden