Dental health has improved in adult Americans; Medicaid benefits must continue, to keep gains.(Infectious Diseases)

Publication: Internal Medicine News

Publication Date: 15-OCT-05

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Among U.S. adults aged 60 years or older, 6% fewer lost all their teeth in 1999-2002, compared with 1988-1994, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

The proportion of older adults with no natural teeth decreased from 31% in 1988-1994 to 25% in the most recent time period, a 20% improvement, according to an analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (MMWR...

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