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Table 5 DFLE, DLE, and TLE at 65 years by the number of remaining teeth with use of dentures

From: Association between the number of remaining teeth and disability-free life expectancy, and the impact of oral self-care in older Japanese adults: a prospective cohort study

 

The number of remaining teeth and use of dentures

0–9

10–19

 ≥ 20

Without dentures

With dentures

Without dentures

With dentures

Men

 DFLE

16.2

(15.3–17.1)

19.3

(18.9–19.7)

19.5

(18.8–20.3)

20.3

(19.9–20.8)

21.6

(21.2–22.0)

 DLE

0.7

(0.6–0.9)

0.9

(0.9–1.0)

1.0

(0.9–1.1)

1.0

(0.9–1.1)

1.1

(1.0–1.1)

 TLE

16.9

(16.0–17.9)

20.2

(19.8–20.6)

20.5

(19.7–21.3)

21.3

(20.8–21.8)

22.7

(22.3–23.1)

Women

 DFLE

19.8

(18.9–20.7)

22.8

(22.6–23.2)

22.8

(22.1–23.6)

23.6

(23.2–24.1)

24.7

(24.3–25.1)

 DLE

3.4

(2.7–4.1)

3.5

(3.3–3.7)

4.2

(3.3–5.1)

3.7

(3.3–4.2)

4.2

(3.7–4.7)

 TLE

23.2

(22.1–24.3)

26.3

(25.9–26.7)

27.0

(26.5–27.6)

27.3

(26.7–28.0)

28.9

(28.2–29.5)

  1. DFLE disability-free life expectancy, DLE disabled life expectancy, TLE total life expectancy