Table 2.

Oral Conditions by Mental Health Status: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Associations.

	Percentage
Associations	Fair/Poor Self-rated Oral Health	Bleeding Gums	Loose Teeth	Tooth Extraction	Gum Disease	Bone Loss Around Teeth
Cross-sectional a
Internalizing problems
None/low	14.2	20.6	3.4	8.3	5.2	6.5
Moderate	25.6	36.9	6.3	11.8	8.9	9.4
High	32.8	43.7	10.9	15.0	12.6	12.4
P value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Externalizing problems
None/low	16.5	20.6	4.2	9.3	5.6	7.1
Moderate	21.9	36.9	6.2	10.3	8.0	8.5
High	29.7	50.7	7.8	13.4	12.3	10.5
P value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.005
Substance use problems
None/low	17.7	24.9	4.5	9.3	6.5	7.4
Moderate	22.2	34.0	6.0	11.3	6.3	9.0
High	38.5	48.7	13.3	18.3	13.9	13.6
P value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Longitudinal b
Internalizing problems
None/low	15.3	19.7	3.8	11.5	5.2	7.6
Moderate	24.3	34.5	6.6	13.6	6.6	8.8
High	31.3	38.7	8.7	16.9	8.8	10.4
P value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.002	0.071
Externalizing problems
None/low	17.4	19.4	4.6	12.7	5.2	7.7
Moderate	21.5	35.3	5.6	12.3	7.0	9.5
High	27.5	44.8	6.7	13.0	8.2	7.7
P value	<0.001	<0.001	0.002	0.773	0.014	0.200
Substance use problems
None/low	18.1	23.6	4.7	12.6	5.8	7.9
Moderate	23.0	32.7	6.1	11.4	5.1	9.0
High	36.0	38.0	9.3	19.4	8.5	11.2
P value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.284	0.304

All percentages were weighted to be representative of the PATH Study wave 4 sample. All P values were based on the survey-weighted chi-square test.

PATH, Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health.

^aPrevalence of each oral condition at wave 4 according to wave 4 mental health variables.

^bRisk of each oral condition at wave 5 according to wave 4 mental health variables.