Trends in Dental Implant Use in the U.S., 1999-2016, and Projections to 2026.

ABSTRACT: Dental implants have become an increasingly popular treatment choice for replacing missing teeth. Yet, little is known about the prevalence and sociodemographic distribution of dental implant use in the United States. To address this knowledge gap, we analyzed data from 7 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys from 1999 to 2016. We estimated dental implant prevalence among adults missing any teeth for each survey period overall as stratified by sociodemographic characteristics. We calculated absolute and relative differences from 1999-2000 to 2015-2016 and fit logistic regression models to estimate changes over time. We also used multivariable logistic regression to estimate independent associations of sociodemographic covariates with the presence of any implant. We projected th

SUBMITTER: Elani HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6854267 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature