Table 3.

Impact of oral conditions on daily activities, by dentate (n = 124) and edentate (n = 55) residents interviewed

Impact	Dentate (n = 124)	Edentate (n = 55)
Difficulty eating	16.9 %	29.1 %
Difficulty speaking	6.5 %	16.4 %
Difficulty cleaning teeth/denture	3.2 %	0 %
Difficulty relaxing or sleeping	0.8 %	0 %
Problems smiling or laughing or showing teeth without embarrassment	4.0 %	9.1 %
Emotional problems	1.6 %	5.5 %
Cannot enjoy contact with other people	3.2 %	3.6 %
Any impact	20.2 %	30.9 %