Lib Dems want dental health action

Mar 10 2010

The number of Scots who have lost all their teeth was branded a "depressing indictment" of the nation's dental health.

More than a third of women and almost a quarter of men over 55 are estimated to have no natural teeth, according to Government figures.

Around 3% of 35 to 54-year-olds have no teeth, with the proportion of toothless women being slightly higher, statistics released in an answer to a parliamentary question showed.