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Table 2 Estimated number of adults reported oral health problems in the last 2 weeks and sought treatment in Malaysia in year 2020

From: Modelling the national economic burden of non-surgical periodontal management in specialist clinics in Malaysia using a markov model

 

Reported oral health problems in the last 2 weeks1

Sought treatment1

Dental caries2

Severe periodontitis2

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Proportion of adults

8.7%

7.9%

9.5%

23.0%

20.1%

26.2%

83.0%

83.8%

82.1%

17.0%

16.2%

17.9%

Number of adults in Malaysia2

24,692,460

2,148,244

1,950,704

2,345,784

494,096

392,092

614,595

494,096

392,092

614,595

Estimated number of adults

2,148,244

1,950,704

2,345,784

494,096

392,092

614,595

410,100

328,573

504,582

83,996

63,519

110,013

  1. Note 1Data obtained from 2019 NHMS (IHSR, 2020)
  2. 2Data obtained from 2020 National Census (DOSM, 2022)