§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of the population of(a) Pendle and (b) England had an entire set of false teeth by the age of (i) 40 years, (ii) 50 years, (iii) 60 years and (iv) 70 years (a) in 1990 and (b) for the latest year for which figures are available. [107616]
§ Mr. DenhamThe Adult Dental Health Survey is a detailed survey carried out every 10 years into the nation's dental health. First release results for the 1998 survey are given for the percentages of the population with no natural teeth by age group for Northern England and England. Also shown are the equivalent percentages of the 1988 survey. Data for Pendle are not available.
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Table 1: Percentage of population with no natural teeth by age group, 1988 and 1998 Percentage Northern England England Age group 1988 1998 1988 1998 16–24 — — — — 25–34 2 1 1 — 35–44 4 — 3 1 45–54 22 6 15 5 55–64 53 25 35 18 65–74 74 44 56 34 75 and over 90 59 80 56 Source:
Adult Dental Health Survey
Further information for 1988 is contained in the detailed report of the Adult Dental Health Survey 1988, published by HMSO, a copy of which is available in the Library. Chapter 15 gives information on: the time since loss of natural teeth, Table 15.1; and age of current upper and lower dentures, Table 15.4. The detailed ADHS report for 1998 is due to be published in March this year.