Tooth loss, denture wearing and implants: Findings from the National Study of Adult Oral Health 2017-18
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Background: We aimed to describe the prevalence of different tooth loss outcomes along with the use of dentures and implants among Australians aged 15+ years across socioeconomic and demographic groups. In addition, we performed time trend analyses of tooth loss. Methods: Data from the National Study of Adult Oral Health 2017–18 included gender, age, residential location, household income, Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas, possession of dental insurance and pattern of dental visiting. Outcomes were complete tooth loss, inadequate dentition, average number of missing teeth, denture wearing and implants. We compared our findings with data from previous surveys carried out in 1987–88 and 2004–06. Results: Tooth loss decreased from 14.4% in 1987–88 to 6.4% in 2004–06, and to 4.0% in 2017–18. The proportion of people with lack of functional dentition halved from 20.6% 1987–88 to 10.2% in 2017–18; the average number of teeth lost due for any reason slightly reduced from 2004–06 (6.1) to 2017–18 (5.7). Tooth loss increased with age and was higher among socioeconomically disadvantaged, uninsured and those with unfavourable pattern of dental visiting groups than in their counterparts. Conclusions: An overall improvement in tooth retention was identified over the last decades. However, socioeconomic inequalities persist.
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Australian Dental Journal
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© 2020 Australian Dental Association. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Tooth loss, denture wearing and implants: Findings from the National Study of Adults Oral Health 2017-18, Australian Dental Journal, 2020, 65 (S1), pp. S23-S31, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/adj.12761. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
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Peres, MA; Lalloo, R, Tooth loss, denture wearing and implants: Findings from the National Study of Adult Oral Health 2017-18, Australian Dental Journal, 2020, 65 (S1), pp. S23-S31