Scottish dental health slammed
THE number of Scots who have lost all their teeth was today 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.
About 3 per cent of people aged 35 to 54 have no teeth, with the proportion of toothless women being slightly higher, statistics released in an answer to a parliamentary question showed.
Lib Dem health spokesman Ross Finnie called on the Scottish Government to "sort this out".
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