TABLE 2.
Participants' oral health outcomes.
| OUTCOME | EVER EXPERIENCED |
CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING | MONTHS EXPERIENCING |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % of Ever Experienced* |
% of Total† | Mean | |
| As Reported by Participant | ||||||
| Toothache | 212 | 70.4 | 43 | 20.3 | 14.3 | 30.75 |
| Swollen, inflamed and/or bleeding gums |
102 | 33.9 | 45 | 44.1 | 15 | 17.82 |
| Broken or loose teeth | 159 | 52.8 | 70 | 44 | 23.3 | 32.43 |
| Problems with cap, restoration or other prosthesis |
81 | 26.9 | 36 | 44.4 | 12.0 | 19.34 |
| Cosmetic problems | 115 | 38.2 | 86 | 74.8 | 28.6 | 61.79 |
| Temporomandibular joint disorders |
39 | 13 | 25 | 64.1 | 8.3 | 76.68 |
| Tooth grinding/Enamel erosion | 92 | 30.6 | 67 | 72.8 | 22.3 | 72.15 |
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| As Assessed by Physician | Mean | SD ‡ | ||||
| Abnormal mouth condition | 13 | 4.3 | ||||
| Abnormal dental condition | 93 | 30.9 | Not applicable | |||
| Dentures | 40 | 13.3 | ||||
| Missing teeth | 180 | 59.8 | 4.58 | 7.11 | ||
*
Calculated as the number of participants who currently were experiencing the problem divided by the number who had ever experienced the same problem.
†
Calculated as the number of participants who currently were experiencing the problem divided by the total number of participants who used methamphetamine.
‡
SD: Standard deviation.