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Table 3 Basic dental status of the total population (n = 206)

From: Lung function and associations with multiple dimensions of dental health: a prospective observational cross-sectional study

Variable

n

%

Number of teetha

Carious lesions

82

39.8

1.5 (1.0; 3.0)

Dental fillings

179

86.9

7.0 (4.0; 11.0)

Dentures (fix or mobile)

137

66.5 %

 Dentures fix

133

64.6 %

7.0 (3.0; 12.0)

 Dentures mobile

26

12.6 %

 Implants

22

10.7

1.0 (1.0; 3.5)

Insufficient fillings/dentures

57

27.7

2.0 (1.0; 2.5)

Missing teeth

117

56.8

3.0 (2.0; 8.5)

Disease of oral mucosa (any)

36

17.5

 Apthen

3

1.5

 Fistula

11

5.3

 Gingivitis

30

14.6

Calculus

173

84.0

DMF-T (>0)

201

97.6

15 (9.5; 21)

  1. DMF-T Decayed-Missed-Filled-Teeth-index
  2. aReferring to subjects affected, presented as median (quartiles)