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Social factors and tooth loss in a 12‐year follow‐up study of women in Gothenburg, Sweden
Author(s) -
Ahlqwist Margareta,
Bengtsson Calle,
Gröndahl HansGöran,
Lapidus Leif
Publication year - 1991
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.1600-0528.1991.tb00129.x
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , medicine , attendance , dentistry , social class , demography , cross sectional study , dental care , environmental health , population , pathology , sociology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Representative samples of women in different age groups in Gothenburg, Sweden, were examined by means of panoramic radiography in 1968–69 and in 1980–81. Edentulousness and number of remaining teeth were assessed from the radiographs. Data on socioeconomic conditions, educational background and dental care attendance were obtained from a questionnaire. Cross‐sectional results showed that improvements in dental status had occurred irrespective of socioeconomic conditions and educational levels and that differences between groups had decreased over the 12‐yr period. Dental care attendance was high in all socioeconomic groups, but differences noted in 1968–69 remained in 1980–81.