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Table 3 Oral health status

From: The impact of socioeconomic status, general health and oral health on Health-Related Quality of Life, Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and mental health among Polish older adults

Oral health parameters

Mean ± SD

% (n)

Me (Q1 – Q3)

Min – Max

Intervention urgency:

1.3 ± 0.7

 

1 (1—2)

0—4

no treatment need % (n)

 

10.4% (52)

preventive treatment % (n)

 

54.8% (274)

prompt treatment % (n)

 

30.2% (151)

immediate treatment % (n)

 

4.4% (22)

referral % (n)

 

0.2% (1)

Oral dryness:

0.8 ± 1.2

 

0 (0—2)

0—5

no dryness

 

67.2% (336)

a mild dryness

 

29.6% (148)

moderate dryness

 

3.2% (16)

Number of teeth in the mouth

12.97 ± 9.5

 

14 (10—28)

0—32

Number of missing teeth

19.0 ± 9.6

 

18 (10—28)

0—32

Number of teeth in the occlusion

4.7 ± 4.8

 

4 (0—9)

0—14

Number of unrepaired missing teeth

4.8 ± 7.0

 

2 (0—7)

0—32

Percentage of patients with dentures, % (n)

 

62.0% (310)