title: Denture wearing by individuals among the older segment of European populations.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to describe differences in denture wearing by individuals among the older segment of different European populations.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe was used to estimate a series of multivariate logistic regression models to analyze differences in self-reported denture wearing by individuals older than 50 years of age from 14 European countries (P < .05).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Comparably high population proportions with dentures prevail in Austria, Ireland, Poland, Belgium, The Netherlands, and Germany. Median levels are observed in Czechia and Spain. Relatively low levels of denture wearing are reported from elderly residents in Sweden, Greece, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, and France.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are considerable differences in denture wearing by individuals from the older segment across various European populations. Future research is encouraged to detect the precise causes of such variations in prosthetic care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, University of Heidelberg, Germany. listl@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Listl
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003778:Dentures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007347:Insurance, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008409:Mastication / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health; D057566:Self Report; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires