Table 2.

Prevalence of perceived oral problems in 11–14 year old Brazilian children (n = 342)

List of common oral problems	Children with the problem % (n)
Sensitive tooth	63.2 (216)
Tooth color	42.4 (145)
Bleeding gums	36.8 (126)
Toothache	35.4 (121)
Dental caries	32.7 (112)
Position of teeth	32.2 (110)
Tooth shape or size	30.4 (104)
Erupting permanent tooth	25.4 (87)
Wounds	22.8 (78)
Bad breath	17.3 (59)
Space between teeth	16.1 (55)
Exfoliating primary teeth	14.6 (50)
Swollen gums	12.0 (41)
Broken permanent tooth	9.6 (33)
Tartar (calculus)	7.0 (24)
Missing permanent tooth	6.7 (23)
Deformed mouth or face	0.9 (3)
Other problems	2.3 (8)