Changes in conditions related to reported oral and general health over a ten-year period as reflected in two cohorts of 75-year-old subjects examined in 2007 and 2017.
Ann-Katrin JohanssonRidwaan OmarLennart UnellJosefin SannevikBerit MastrovitoGunnar E CarlssonAnders JohanssonPublished in: Journal of oral rehabilitation (2020)
Seventy-five-year-old people in Sweden reported much better oral and general health in 2017 compared to 2007. In 2017, 75% had practically all natural teeth present and only 2% were edentulous. This development of an increasingly dentate and partially dentate ageing population will put high demands on the oral healthcare system and will need adapting undergraduate/postgraduate education and management strategies to meet the requirements of the elderly.