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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2010 Dec;38(6):527–539. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2010.00562.x

Table 3.

Distribution of clinically determined oral health

Characteristics Unweighted Weighted

N (%) N (%)
Untreated Caries
 Yes 4,392 (24.2) 5.60×107 (20.6)
 No 13,793 (75.8) 2.15×108 (79.4)
Root Caries
 Yes 937 (11.9) 1.55×107 (9.8)
 No 6,928 (88.0) 1.42×108 (90.2)
Soft-Tissue Lesion
 Yes 33 (0.2) 6.65×105 (0.2)
 No 18,152 (99.8) 2.70×108 (99.8)
Periodontal Needs
 Yes 3,394 (18.7) 5.32×107 (19.6)
 No 14,791 (81.3) 2.18×108 (80.4)
LOA (mid-facial)
 ≥6mm 400 (2.3) 6.98×106 (2.5)
 <6mm 17,785 (97.7) 2.64×108 (97.5)
LOA (mesial)
 ≥6mm 425 (2.2) 6.73×106 (2.6)
 <6mm 17,760 (97.8) 2.64×108 (97.4)
Gingival/OHI Needs
 Yes 5,381 (29.6) 7.73×107 (28.5)
 No 12,804 (70.4) 1.94×108 (71.5)
Dental Implants
 Yes 61 (0.4) 1.42×106 (0.6)
 No 14,430 (99.6) 2.29×108 (99.4)
Root Restorations
 Yes 541 (6.9) 1.08×107 (6.9)
 No 7,324 (93.1) 1.47×108 (93.1)
Overall Recommendation of Care
 Continue your regular routine care 8,323 (49.0) 1.33×108 (52.1)
 See a dentist at your earliest convenience 7,844 (46.2) 1.11×108 (43.6)
 See a dentist within the next 2 weeks 790 (4.7) 1.06×107 (4.2)
 See a dentist immediately 29 (0.2) 4.38×105 (0.2)