Although the unadjusted depiction and prediction of edentulism shows a different trend from age-adjusted measures such as incidence, prevalence, and DALY, which indicate a decreasing trend in joinpoint analysis, this finding further confirms the efforts we have achieved and also emphasizes the significance of age in the epidemiology of edentulism.
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Global and Regional Patterns in Edentulism (1990-2021) With Predictions to 2040.
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In 2021, the incidence of periodontal disease across all age groups fluctuated around the same level as in 1990 which had an increasing trend starting from adulthood and stabilize after middle age ( Supplemental Figure 1 ).