British adults have 109 million missing teeth, with more people in Scotland having spaces in their mouths than anywhere else, according to new research.
Dental implant supplier Implantium Network carried out the study and found that while 20 per cent of the population have more than five teeth missing, over half have one or more absent.
Concern over costs accounted for why a considerable amount had not been to have implants fitted, while 20 per cent said they were unaware of the treatment.
Missing teeth were blamed for why people failed to get job interviews and promotions among 350,000 of those interviewed.
Meanwhile, 15 per cent said the gaps in their mouth left them feeling self conscious and in some cases people reported feeling depressed.
Jason Buglass, managing director of the Implantium Network, said: “These findings are staggering and the implications are huge.”
The organisation recently revealed that more than a third of Scots had let fear of the dentist keep them from having their teeth checked in five years.
