Need for false teeth declining
PA Wellington New Zealander’s teeth are improving rapidly and soon dentures could be a thing of the past, according to a report prepared for the Medical Research Council’s dental research unit and the Health Department dental division.
The report — Adult Oral Health in New Zealand 1976-82 — said that the need for fillings and extractions had decreased up to 60 per cent.
The research unit’s director, Dr Terry Cutress said in 20 years total loss of teeth among people aged 35 to 44 would be very rare. “The predictions for the next 20 years are very positive and promise a substantial reversal of the very poor oral conditions existing 30 years ago,” he said. The report said attitudes to dental hygiene had improved, with 90 per cent of the population now regularly brushing their teeth, and most younger adults expected to keep their teeth for a lifetime.
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Press, 23 April 1984, Page 8
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