Table 4.

Estimates of Stable Favorable Dental Health Beliefs by Oral Health Outcome Measures at Age 26 yrs after Adjustment for Sex and Childhood SES^*, as Well as Fluoride Exposure for Caries-related Outcomes and Smoking for Periodontal-disease-related Outcomes

	5–6 Stable Favorable Beliefs Expected Number	3–4 Stable Favorable Beliefs Expected Number	0–2 Stable Favorable Beliefs Expected Number
% had an extraction due to caries	6.5	8.6	11.3
% cases of periodontal disease	15.5	16.3	17.3
% ‘poor’ self-rated oral health	36.2	42.6	49.2a
	Expected Mean	Expected Mean	Expected Mean
% of sites where CAL* > 4 mm	0.77	0.83	0.91
% of sites bleeding on probing	27.1	29.3	31.7c
Mean CAL	1.47	1.49	1.52
Mean teeth extracted due to caries	0.10	0.14	0.20b
Mean decayed & filled surfaces	11.7	11.2	10.7b
Mean filled surfaces	9.6	8.9	8.3c
Mean plaque score	0.78	0.87	0.96b

^*SES = socio-economic status; CAL = combined attachment loss.

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.

^cP < 0.001.