47% of Adults Have Gum Disease: Are You One of Them?
A recent CDC report provides the following data related to the prevalence of periodontitis in the U.S.: 47.2% of individuals aged 30 years and older have some form of periodontal disease. Periodontal disease increases with age, 70.1% of individuals 65 years and older have periodontal disease. This condition is more widespread in men than women …