Table 4.
Denture Prevalence and Adequacy of Replacements
| Sanders- Brown N= 70 |
Well-Elders N= 430 |
Nursing Home N= 413 |
Homebound N= 473 |
Total N= 1386 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Dentures | 64 (91.4%) | 261 (60.7%) | 250 (60.5%) | 229 (48.4%) | 804 (58.0%) |
| Dentures | 6 (8.6%) | 169 (39.3%) | 163 (39.5%) | 244 (51.6%) | 582 (42.0%) |
| Adequate | 3 (50.0%) | 93 (56.7%) | 113 (69.8%) | 133 (54.3%) | 342 (59.3%) |
| Inadequate | 2 (33.3%) | 55 (33.5%) | 37 (22.8%) | 101 (41.2%) | 195 (33.8%) |
| Missing | 1 (16.7%) | 16 (9.8%) | 12 (7.4%) | 11 (4.5%) | 40 (6.9%) |
| Length of Dentures | n = 6 | n = 169 | n = 163 | n = 244 | n = 582 |
| 1–10 Years | 1 (16.7%) | 57 (33.7%) | 49 (30.1%) | 73 (29.9%) | 180 (30.9%) |
| 11+ Years | 5 (83.3%) | 102 (60.4%) | 89 (54.6%) | 163 (66.8%) | 359 (61.7%) |
| Missing | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (5.9%) | 25 (15.3%) | 8 (3.3%) | 43 (7.4%) |
| Need New Dentures | |||||
| Yes | 2 (33.3%) | 55 (32.5%) | 37 (22.7%) | 101 (41.4%) | 195 (33.5%) |
| No | 3 (50.0%) | 93 (55.0%) | 111 (68.1%) | 132 (54.1%) | 339 (58.2%) |
| Missing | 1 (16.7%) | 21 (12.4%) | 15 (9.2%) | 11 (4.5%) | 48 (8.3%) |
Note: Denture adequacy was self-reported and based on three criteria: Comfortable, function/work well, and look good, all of which must have been met