More seniors are retaining their natural teeth.
In 1987, about 51 percent of older people between the ages of 65 and 74 lacked all natural teeth, but by 2017, the proportion had dropped to about six percent.
This is shown by a new study by the University of Copenhagen and the National Institute of Public Health. It writes Kristeligt Dagblad.
From 1987 to 2017, the researchers asked a representative sample of Danes over the age of 16 about their dental health.
One of the explanations must be found in an improvement in the general standard of living. Fewer smokers, and more eat healthier.
This is what Poul Erik Petersen, professor emeritus at the Department of Dentistry at the University of Copenhagen, tells the media.
He has spearheaded the study.
– People have a healthier lifestyle, even though there are still a lot of unhealthy lifestyles.
– And then tobacco consumption has dropped significantly. It was public property in the late 1970s and 1980s, but now it is declining sharply, it sounds.
In addition, the Child Dental Care Act of 1972 is highlighted as an important factor.
With it, municipalities were to offer dental care to all children and young people. Thus, dental diseases could be effectively prevented early in life.
Source: The Nordic Page