Edentulousness in the United Kingdom and Ireland
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
- Vol. 11 (5) , 317-320
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1983.tb01901.x
Abstract
Surveys of adult (16 yr and over) dental health were conducted in England/Wales and Scotland (n = 5967) and in Ireland (n = 1764) and Northern Ireland (n = 1176) in 1979. From the results of these surveys a comparison is made between levels of edentulousness, attendance patterns, attitude to loss of teeth and the wearing of full dentures. Scotland had the highest level of edentulousness (39%) and Ireland the lowest (26%). England/Wales had a level of 29% and Northern Ireland 33%. The percentage edentulous increased considerably ith age and females had a higher level of edentulousness than males. Regular attendance at the dentist was lowest in Ireland and in all countries there was a greater preference for filling rather than extraction of teeth. Levels of edentulousness do not appear to be directly related to any of the parameters investigated.Keywords
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