title: Total tooth loss in the United Kingdom in 1998 and implications for the future.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dental School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Dental School, j.g.steele@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Treasure
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Pitts
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bradnock
mesh_terms: 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