The epidemiology of edentulism and the associated factors: A literature Review

Considering the advancement of curative and preventive dentistry, edentulism is still a challenging problem for healthcare providers all over the world. Dental caries and periodontal diseases are the main causative factors to teeth loss and eventually, if untreated, lead to edentulism. The socioecon...

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Published in:	Journal of family medicine and primary care Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 1841 - 1843
Main Author:	Al-Rafee, Mohammed
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01-04-2020 Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:	Dental caries Diseases edentulism edentulous Education Epidemiology Etiology (Medicine) Health care industry Periodontal diseases Review teeth loss Tooth loss Edentulism edentulous teeth loss
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Summary:	Considering the advancement of curative and preventive dentistry, edentulism is still a challenging problem for healthcare providers all over the world. Dental caries and periodontal diseases are the main causative factors to teeth loss and eventually, if untreated, lead to edentulism. The socioeconomical factors also contribute to the edentulism as it has an association with education and income status. This literature review will put some highlights in the epidemiology and etiology of edentulism, its prevalence, and the association with the social-economical factors.
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ISSN:	2249-4863 2278-7135
DOI:	10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1181_19