Oral Health of Seniors in European Countries

Abstract

A literature survey on the oral health of seniors aged 65-74 years in individual European countries as for the prevalence of edentulousness and the mean count of remaining own teeth. The survey shows that oral health data of our seniors are comparable with those of the most privileged European countries.

Keywords

• epidemiology
• dental status
• periodontal status
• age category 65-74 years