Burden of caries and periodontitis

This white paper delves into the escalating burden of periodontitis and caries, highlighting the critical associations between these two diseases, and proposing a unified approach to enhance the population’s oral and systemic health outcomes. 

The comprehensive analysis spans six countries - Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Indonesia, and the UK - and the report introduces a novel caries prevention and care cost calculator.

Treatment of preventable gum disease and caries totals 5% of healthcare expenditures worldwide.

Five takeaways from the white paper