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Trends in Oral Health Inequalities among Older Adults in England.

Journal of dental research · Shen J, Pan Y, Pikhart H, Heilmann A, Tsakos G · 2026-10-24

Researchers tracked oral health disparities among older English adults from 2006–2019 across multiple socioeconomic indicators. Relative inequalities remained stable, but absolute gaps widened for self-rated oral health and oral impacts on daily life, despite overall improvement in tooth retention.

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