The 20-year trends in caries and associated determinants among adults in “post-Soviet” Lithuania: repeated cross-sectional studies

Conclusion. An improvement in dental health during the 20-year period, mainly related to reduction in untreated caries and missing teeth, was observed in adults and early elderly. However, early elderly still had high numbers of missing teeth. The decrease in total caries experience during the 20 years was significant only in adults. Our findings support an urgent need to design and implement national oral health promotion and prevention programs with increased focus on oral self-care and fluoridated toothpaste use.
Source: Caries Research - Category: Dentistry Source Type: research