title: Trends in tooth loss among U.S. employed adults from 1971 to 1985.
abstract: A comparison of data from a 1971-74 study and a 1985-86 study is used to establish trends in tooth loss among adults. The data show that tooth retention among employed U.S. adults improved almost 15 percent in the decade between the two studies, and edentulism was almost cut in half.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Md 20892.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology