title: [Complete dentures in the Dutch population 1981-1992].
abstract: In the period 1981-1992 the percentage of people with a full set of dentures dropped from 31.6 to 22.5 in the Netherlands (persons > or = 16 years). This is particularly due to the relatively strong decrease in the number of young people with full dentures. Regional differences are remarkable: in the northern provinces the percentage is relatively high; in the province of Utrecht it is relatively low. Recently regional differences appear to be (very) small among the young age groups. Many people with a full set of dentures use the same dentures for a long period: about 20% of them have had their current prostheses for 16-25 years, another 20% for over 25 years. Taking into account the total adult population, it appears that the socio-economic status (SES) negatively correlates with the probability of having a full set of dentures. This holds for all three SES indicators in the study: education, income and type of insurance. But among the young age groups this correlation is only valid for education.
authors.affiliation: Uit het Centraal Bureau voor Statistiek, hoofdafdeling Gezondheidsstatistieken te Heerlen.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van den Berg
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Frenken
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007347:Insurance, Dental; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D011203:Poverty; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Gebitsprothesen bij de Nederlandse bevolking 1981-1992.