Around one-in-six (15%) admit to not brushing their teeth as much as before the pandemic while almost one-in-five (19%) say they haven’t been brushing their teeth twice a day.
According to the research, lockdown has also fuelled unhealthy eating and drinking habits.
One-in-five (20%) adults are now eating unhealthier foods and more than one-in-ten (11%) have been drinking more alcohol.
New data also shows more than 30 million adults in the UK have one or more fillings – an indicator of the prevalence of dental caries in the UK. Analysis of the data suggests that as much as 84% of the population could be at increased risk of caries.
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