[Differences between dentate and edentate people].

Abstract

Differences in dental behaviour and dental attitudes between people with (almost) all natural teeth, people with a full denture in both jaws and people with a full denture in only the upper jaw are summarized by means of correspondence analysis in one overall picture. The findings obtained in this study can lead to the conclusion that: a. differences in dental status are related to differences in dental behaviour and dental attitudes; b. people with all natural teeth and people with a full denture in both jaws obviously are each other's opposites in many respects, whereas people with a full denture in only one jaw can be characterized as a dental in-between group.