Total tooth loss in the United Kingdom in 1998 and implications for the future.
The 1998 Adult Dental Health Survey, published this year, showed that the number of people without teeth should fall over the next three decades, to only 4% of the UK population. Patterns of tooth loss and retention are also changing. This article, the first of a series on the interpretation of the Adult Dental Health Survey, discusses the implications of these trends for dentistry.
Steele
J G
JG
Dental School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Dental School, j.g.steele@ncl.ac.uk
Treasure
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E
Pitts
N B
NB
Morris
J
J
Bradnock
G
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D005260:Female; D019456:Health Transition; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology