- Did you know that 57% of Americans ages 65 to 74 wear dentures?*
- Did you know that 51% of Americans ages 55 to 64 have either full or partial dentures?*
- Did you know that 29% of Americans ages 45 to 55 wear false teeth?*
- Did you know that 16% of Americans ages 35 to 44 have either full or partial dentures?*
- Did you know that 3% of Americans ages 18 to 34 wear dentures?*
- Overall, women are more likely than men to sport a porcelain grin (24 percent versus 19 percent).
- Did you know that 42% of the Americans who purchase denture cleaners or denture adhesives are retired?**
- Did you know that 30% of the Americans who purchase denture cleaners and denture adhesives work full time?**
- Did you know that 9% of the Americans who purchase denture cleaners and denture adhesives work part time?**
- Did you know that 8% of the Americans who purchase denture cleaners and denture adhesives are disabled?**
- Did you know that the remaining 11% who purchase denture cleaners and denture adhesives are either unemployed, full-time students or homemakers?**
- Dr. Chester Douglass at Harvard University's Department of Oral Health and Epidemiology predicts that the number of people who will need full dentures will increase from 35 million in 2000 to 38 million in 2020. And that doesn't even include partials.
**Simmons Market Research Bureau's National Consumer Survey. Simmons' survey of more than 31,000 consumers, conducted twice per year, does not actually inquire as to whether or not its respondents wear dentures, but it does ask if they purchase denture cleaners and denture adhesives.
* National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)
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