edentulism
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thumb|right|A toothless man drawn by Leonardo da Vinci
Research
22,588 papers- Edentulism and comorbid factors.Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists · 2009
- Sociodemographic determinants of edentulism in the elderly population: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Gerodontology · 2019
- Edentulism and Individual Factors of Active Aging Framework in Colombia.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2024
- Impact of rehabilitation versus edentulism on systemic health and quality of life in patients affected by periodontitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of clinical periodontology · 2022
- Edentulism and all-cause mortality among middle-aged and older people in China: A 9-year cohort study.Journal of dentistry · 2026
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Wikidata facts
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- dental disease
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- health specialty
- rheumatology
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- Edentulism
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Facial support and aesthetics
- Vertical dimension of occlusion
- Pronunciation
- Preservation of alveolar ridge height
- Masticatory efficiency
- Cause
- Replacing missing teeth
- Clinical classification
- Epidemiology
- Society and culture
- References
thumb|right|A toothless man drawn by Leonardo da Vinci
Toothlessness or edentulism is the condition of having no teeth. In organisms that naturally have teeth, it is the result of tooth loss. Organisms that never possessed teeth can also be described as edentulous. Examples are the members of the former zoological classification order of Edentata, which included anteaters and sloths, as they possess no anterior teeth and no or poorly developed posterior teeth.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “edentulism” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.