Review Article
The Impact of Edentulism on Oral and General Health
Table 1
Prevalence of edentulism in the elderly from different countries.
| Region or country | Year of survey | Sample size | Age group (years) | Percentage edentulous |
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United States, data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey [8] | 2009-2010 | about 5,000 | 65–74 | 15% | ≥75 | 22% |
Canada [6] | 2007–2009 | 6,000 | 20–79 | 6% | 60–79 | 22% | Brazil [9] | 2002-2003 | 5,349 | 65 to 74 | 54.7% |
Mexico [10] | 2002-2003 | 54,638,654 | ≥18 | 6.3% | 65–74 | 25.5% | Valencia, Spain [11] | 2006 | 1,264 | 65–74 | 20.7% | Montpellier, France [12] | 2004 | 321 | 65+ | 26.9% | Turkey [13] | 2004-2005 | 1,545 | 65–74 | 48.0% | Sweden [14] | 2002 | 16,416 | 55–84 | 14% |
Hungary [15] | 2004 | 4,606 | 65–74 | 19.8% | ≥75 | 38.7% |
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