From: The impact of unmet treatment need on oral health related quality of life: a questionnaire survey
n | % | ||
---|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | ≤ 24 | 368 | 35.8 |
25–34 | 253 | 24.6 | |
35–44 | 236 | 22.9 | |
45–54 | 125 | 12.1 | |
≥ 55 | 47 | 4.6 | |
Gender | Male | 497 | 48.3 |
Female | 532 | 51.7 | |
Education | Less than secondary | 118 | 11.5 |
Secondary | 618 | 60.1 | |
PUC/Diploma | 110 | 10.7 | |
Graduation – Postgraduation | 183 | 17.8 | |
Location | Karnataka | 348 | 33.8 |
Kerala | 641 | 66.2 | |
Sound teeth | Absent | 976 | 94.8 |
Present | 53 | 5.2 | |
Decayed teeth | Absent | 438 | 42.6 |
Present | 591 | 57.4 | |
Missing teeth | Absent | 640 | 62.2 |
Present | 389 | 37.8 | |
Pain in mouth/teeth/gums | Absent | 859 | 83.5 |
Present | 170 | 16.5 | |
Malocclusion | Absent | 692 | 67.2 |
Present | 337 | 32.8 | |
Bleeding gums | Absent | 309 | 30.0 |
Present | 720 | 70.0 | |
Mobility of teeth | Absent | 930 | 90.4 |
Present | 99 | 9.6 | |
Fractured teeth | Absent | 1021 | 99.2 |
Present | 8 | 0.8 | |
Grossly decayed teeth | Absent | 698 | 67.8 |
Present | 331 | 32.2 | |
OHIP prevalence | Absent | 388 | 37.7 |
Present | 641 | 62.3 | |
OHIP-14 extent mean (SD) | 1.63 (2.13) | ||
OHIP-14 severity mean (SD) | 10.97 (8.54) |