[Trends in dental and oral health status in Germany between 1997 and 2014].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Currently, there is no comprehensive presentation of trends in oral diseases in the German general population over the last 20 years.

Objectives

How did prevalences of caries, periodontitis, and tooth loss and their determinants change in Germany between 1997 and 2014?

Materials and methods

We analysed data from 35- to 44-year-olds and 65- to 74-year-olds from the German Oral Health Studies ("Deutsche Mundgesundheitsstudien" [DMS]) III to V and of 25- to 74-year-olds from the Studies of Health in Pomerania (SHIP‑0 and SHIP-Trend-0). The decayed, missing, filled teeth index (DMFT), the number of sound teeth, the community periodontal index (CPI), and data on tooth count and edentulism were analysed.

Results

Regarding determinants, an increase in subje

SUBMITTER: Kocher T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8241795 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature