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Beyond Ageing: Spatial and Social Inequalities in Incident Edentulism Among Older Chinese Adults.

International dental journal · Zhang L, Feng S, Zheng H, Sun Q, Guan L, Zhang F · 2026-08-13

Researchers tracked tooth loss among middle-aged and older Chinese adults from 2011 to 2018, finding that edentulism clustered in cities with lower education, higher rural populations, and lower incomes, with age, low education, rural status, and functional limitations emerging as key risk factors.

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