Adults with full edentulism were 62.7% more likely to be rural and 21.2% depressed. Likewise, adults who were partially edentulous were 22.6% more likely to be rural residents and 31.5% depressed.

Higher firearm violence in neighborhoods is linked to lower rates of people going to the dentist and higher rates of total tooth loss, known as edentulism, according to Rutgers researchers. Their ...