Table 2.
Prevalence of untreated coronal and root caries, state of teeth retention and utilization of routine dental care, by marijuana use status among adults between 18- and 59-year-old individuals who completed the dental examination and reported their marijuana use status in the National Health and Nutrition and Examination Survey (NHANES) 2015–2018.
| Marijuana use status |
Untreated dental caries |
Teeth retention |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals with untreated dental coronal caries %1,2 (95%CI) (N = 6,313) |
The mean number of teeth with untreated coronal caries n1,3 (95%CI) (N = 6,313) |
Individuals with untreated root caries %1,2(95%CI) (N = 6,312) |
Individuals with missing teeth %1,2 (95%CI) (N = 6,313) |
The mean number of missing teeth n1,3 (95%CI) (N = 6,313) |
|
| Overall population | 24.8 (21.9–27.7) | 0.84 (0.72–0.95) | 11.0 (9.3–12.7) | 47.4 (45.4–49.5) | 1.54 (1.37–1.71) |
| Never frequent marijuana users | 22.2 (19.3–25.2) | 0.71 (0.59–0.83) | 9.1 (7.5–10.7) | 46.9 (44.6–49.3) | 1.42 (1.23–1.60) |
| Former frequent marijuana users | 29.6 (24.8–34.4) | 1.05 (0.80–1.30) | 16.2 (12.6–19.9) | 53.0 (47.0–59.0) | 2.13 (1.68–2.57) |
| Current frequent marijuana users | 33.4 (28.2–38.6) | 1.29 (1.04–1.54) | 15.0 (12.8–19.1) | 44.4 (39.6–49.1) | 1.62 (1.35–1.88) |
1 Among dentate individuals, excluding third molars.
2 Weighted percentages.
3 Weighted mean.
4 Among all participants who completed the dental examination.
95% CI: 95% confidence interval.