Global Trends in Incidence of Caries in Permanent Teeth of the Elderly Aged Over 55 Years, 1990-2021: A Multilevel Analysis Using GBD Data.

Oral Health Prev Dent · 2026 · PMC13280787 · PMID 42317152

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In addition, temporal trends were classified based on the APC and its 95% CI: an increasing trend was defined as an APC greater than 0 with a 95% CI that did not include 0, and a decreasing trend as an APC less than 0 with a 95% CI that did not include 0.

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