Reflections on the implications of the trends in dental status for trends in dental care utilization 2001-2021 among adult Danes.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to explore trends in dental status and utilization of dental care services over time and to assess the relationship between dental service utilization and dental status among adult Danes aged 20+ years. A register-based cohort study linked individual-level information on dental services received, age, gender, municipality/region, highest completed education, socioeconomic position, income, and immigrant/descendant status for each calendar year in the period 1990-2021. Also included were data reported by dentists since 2001 on number of teeth present, number of teeth with decay, and number of teeth with fillings for 25-, 40-, and 65-year-old patients. About 58% of all adults had used the dental health care system in 2021, less than that seen in previous decades. Non-users w

SUBMITTER: Baelum V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12445818 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature