Total tooth loss in the United Kingdom in 1998 and implications for the future

Authors
Steele, JG Treasure, E Pitts, NB Morris, J Bradnock, G
Citation
Jg. Steele et al., Total tooth loss in the United Kingdom in 1998 and implications for the future, BR DENT J, 189(11), 2000, pp. 598-603
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry/Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00070610 → ACNP
Volume
189
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
598 - 603
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0610(200012)189:11<598:TTLITU>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The 1998 Adult Dental Health Survey, published this year, showed that the n umber of people without teeth should fall over the next three decades, to o nly 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.