§ Mrs. Renée Short asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many posterior crowns, anterior tooth crowns, full synthetic resin dentures, prolonged gum treatment and anterior tooth fillings were provided under the National Health Service in 1965, 1970, 1975 and 1980.
§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg:Not all the items of information are collected in the form requested. In these cases the following table gives the nearest equivalent comparisons available: 287W
Figures to the nearest thousand *1965 *1970 *†1975 †1980 Number of teeth crowned 169 360 710 1,381 Number of full synthetic resin dentures (upper and lower jaw) 783 720 691 509 Number of courses including prolonged periodontal treatment 73 74 151 ‡1,227 Number of deciduous teeth filled 1,919 2,730 2,878 2,094 Number of permanent teeth filled 26,110 29,701 30,997 30,291 * Figures cover 1 December to 30 November. † Figures cover calendar year. ‡ This figure is not strictly comparable with those for earlier years owing to a change in the definition of prolonged periodontal treatment in the 1979 Fee Scale.