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Table 2 Untreated AP, root-filled teeth and root-filled teeth with AP according to gender, level of education, smoking and dental visiting habits

From: Periapical and endodontic status among 65-year-old Oslo-citizens

  

No. of individuals (%)

At least one tooth with untreated AP n (%)

At least one root-filled tooth n (%)

At least one root-filled tooth with AP n (%)

All*

 

447 (100)

72 (16)

296 (66)

170 (38)

Gender

 

Male

232 (52)

44 (19)

162 (70)

96 (41)

 

Female

215 (48)

28 (13)

134 (62)

74 (34)

Education

 

Higher education

297 (66)

39 (13)a

198 (67)

113 (38)

 

Basic education

150 (34)

33 (22)a

98 (65)

57 (38)

Dental attendance

 

Regular

398 (89)

59 (15)a

272 (68)a

149 (37)

 

Irregular

49 (11)

13 (27)a

24 (49)a

21 (43)

Smoking

 

Never

193 (43)

25 (13)a

113 (59)a

65 (34)

 

Former

205 (46)

30 (15)b

151 (74)a

82 (40)

 

Current

49 (11)

17 (35)ab

32 (65)

23 (47)

  1. AP Apical periodontitis
  2. *Missing data because three individuals did not answer the questionnaire
  3. Letters indicate a statistically significant difference between groups of the same letter within the same variable (p < 0.05: Chi-square)