Research Article

Incidence of Tooth Loss in Adults: A 4-Year Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Number of teeth lost by age group of adults for simple total and adults with incidence of tooth loss in 4 years of follow-up. Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil, 2011–2015.

Incidence of tooth lossTotalYoung adultsOlder adults value
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

Simple total ()0.91 (1.65)0.67 (1.64)1.14 (1.64)0.008
Among adults with incidence ()2.55 (1.86)2.76 (2.33)2.44 (1.60)0.844

Mann–Whitney U test ().