Dental Health and Medical Care

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As for teeth Europeans are not in perfect health: only 41% of them in fact, can say that he still has his teeth completely intact, while about one third of the remaining 59% uses a rack cabinet. The figures come from the survey conducted by Eurobarometer in October 2009 for the European Commission, DG Health and Consumers. Published in recent weeks, research has taken a picture of conditions in which Europeans of the 27 member countries in oral hygiene. As mentioned above, almost 60% of the inhabitants of the port false teeth and dentures among those who use the 29% claimed to own more than ten years. The survey Italians out well: the percentage of those who still have all their teeth is higher than the European average of eight points (49%) of those who use false teeth is less mobile but almost half (24% ). For authors of research between the explanations of the differences between member states there are certainly eating habits: most common in countries where the “rack” is eaten more often than in the other (seven times a day in Denmark against the five Italy) and consume less fresh fruit.

BERLIN (hom). Dentists and patients are increasingly using imported dentures. As before, but few go for an insured dental care abroad. This is the result of a new study by National Association of Panel Dentists and Dental Federal.

Insured in 1368 and 300 dentists were surveyed. 2.3 percent of the insured said that they wear dentures manufactured abroad. Among the dentists indicated 12.3 percent, often incorporate foreign dentures. 15.3 percent do so occasionally 49 percent did not.