From: Oral health in the Japan self-defense forces - a representative survey
Dimension and description of item 'Because of problems with your teeth, mouth or dentures, during the last 1 months,...' | Never(0)/hardly ever(1) | Occasionally (2) | Fairly often(3)/very often(4) | Mean |
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Functional limitation | ||||
Have you had trouble pronouncing any words? | 94.4 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
Have you felt that your sense of taste has worsened? | 97.3 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Physical pain | ||||
Have you had painful aching in your mouth? | 92.6 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
Have you found it uncomfortable to eat any foods? | 92.7 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
Psychological discomfort | ||||
Have you been self-conscious? | 90.5 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
Have you felt tense? | 93.5 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
Physical disability | ||||
Has your diet been unsatisfactory? | 95.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Have you had to interrupt meals? | 97.5 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Psychological disability | ||||
Have you found it difficult to relax? | 93.4 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
Have you been a bit embarrassed? | 95.0 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Social disability | ||||
Have you been a bit irritable with other people? | 93.7 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
Have you had difficulty doing your usual jobs? | 96.7 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Handicap | ||||
Have you felt that life in general was less satisfying? | 94.7 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
Have you been totally unable to function? | 97.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |