GB news gathered the statistics by submitting a freedom of information request to every trust in the UK. They asked for statistics on how many individuals had been referred with teeth, gum and other mouth related injuries.
88 trusts responded. Of those, 73 per cent stated a rise in 2021 for mouth related injuries compared to the previous year.
The worst affected was the Southwest. Only eight of the nine health care institutions in the region responded to the request. But all these institutions showed an increase in 2021 compared to 2020.
In University Hospitals Dorset NHS foundation Trust, the number of patients had nearly doubled (4,231 in 2021 compared to 2,437 in 2020).
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