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Tooth mortality in women in a 12‐year follow‐up of a population sample in Gothenburg, Sweden
Author(s) -
Ahlqwist Margarets,
Bengtsson Calle,
Gröndahi Hans Göran,
Hailing Arne
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01091.x
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , dentistry , tooth loss , confidence interval , dental care , population , dental health , oral health , environmental health , sociology
Women of different age groups in Gothenburg, Sweden were examined in 1968–69 and in 1980–81 by means of orthopantomography. The frequencies of missing teeth and edentulousness were determined. The follow‐up results among the same women showed only a small increase in edentulousness and in number of lost teeth during the period. A substantial decrease in edentulousness and frequency of missing teeth was observed between women of comparable age groups over the 12‐yr interval, presumably as a result of preventive measures and increased availability of dental health care resources.