The validity of self-reported number of teeth and edentulousness among Norwegian older adults, the HUNT Study

• Main Authors: Hedda Høvik (Author), Marit Kolberg (Author), Linda Gjøra (Author), Line Cathrine Nymoen (Author), Rasa Skudutyte-Rysstad (Author), Lene Hystad Hove (Author), Yi-Qian Sun (Author), Tone Natland Fagerhaug (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Number of teeth is an established indicator of oral health and is commonly self-reported in epidemiological studies due to the costly and labor-intensive nature of clinical examinations. Although previous studies have found self-reported number of teeth to be a reasonably accurat...