Change in FS-T index in adults in the German national oral health surveys between 1989 and 2005.

  • Birte Holtfreter
  • Marie H Berg
  • Thomas Kocher
  • Ulrich Schiffner
  • Thomas Hoffmann
  • Wolfgang Micheelis

Abstract

To assess changes in the number of functioning teeth (filled and sound teeth, FS-T index) from 1989/1992 to 2005 in West and East Germany and to evaluate survey- and region-specific associations between sociodemographic and behavioral risk factors and the FS-T index.

Bibliographical data

Original languageEnglish
Article number3
ISSN0301-5661
Publication statusPublished - 2013
pubmed 22882609