Table 4 Supplied food consistency against number of remaining teeth and presence or absence of dentures
From: Consistency of supplied food and dentition status of the elderly in residential care homes
| Â | Â | Supplied food consistency | |
|---|---|---|---|
Remaining teeth (n) | Dentures | Ordinary meal | Processed meal |
0 | – | 0* | 1 |
+ | 38 | 36 | |
1–5 | – | 1* | 10 |
+ | 19 | 15 | |
6–10 | – | 1* | 6 |
+ | 18 | 17 | |
11–15 | – | 3* | 7 |
+ | 18 | 12 | |
16–20 | – | 10 | 6 |
+ | 14 | 6 | |
21+ | – | 21 | 11 |
+ | 2 | 4 | |
Total | – | 36 | 41 |
+ | 109 | 90 | |