The survey highlights that the effects of poorer oral health disproportionately affect some parts of this population – most notably, older people and those living in the more deprived areas of England.
Around two-thirds of participants aged 85-years and older did not have a functional dentition, and one in three participants living in the more deprived areas of England had untreated tooth decay compared to one in five in less deprived areas.
Reports of impacts from oral problems in the last year in participants living in more deprived areas were almost triple those of participants living in less deprived areas (28% versus 11%).
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