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Table 3.

Distribution of health state dimensions (± SE) by dental conditions.

	Duration (weeks)		Health state dimensions

	Mean		Mobility	Self-care	Usual activities	Pain / discomfort	Anxiety / depression	Cognition
Caries	81 ± 18	Prevalence ^(a)	⁽³⁾4 ± 2	⁽³⁾3 ± 2	14 ± 4	38 ± 6	19 ± 5	⁽¹⁾10 ± 3
		Time ^(b)	⁽³⁾25 ± 14	33 ± 8	26 ± 6	42 ± 7	34 ± 9	29 ± 8
Fracture	⁽¹⁾27 ± 9	Prevalence ^(a)	⁽³⁾3 ± 2	⁽³⁾3 ± 3	⁽³⁾3 ± 2	35 ± 6	18 ± 5	⁽²⁾10 ± 4
		Time ^(b)	†10	-	†50	28 ± 7	⁽³⁾20 ± 14	⁽³⁾55 ± 45
Denture problem	⁽¹⁾66 ± 24	Prevalence ^(a)	⁽²⁾13 ± 6	⁽³⁾3 ± 3	⁽²⁾16 ± 7	38 ± 10	⁽¹⁾22 ± 7	⁽¹⁾19 ± 7
		Time ^(b)	⁽³⁾28 ± 24	†100	⁽³⁾40 ± 23	33 ± 6	⁽¹⁾34 ± 10	⁽³⁾25 ± 14
Failed restoration	15 ± 4	Prevalence ^(a)	0	0	⁽³⁾2 ± 2	27 ± 6	⁽²⁾10 ± 4	⁽³⁾4 ± 3
		Time ^(b)	-	-	-	29 ± 8	⁽²⁾23 ± 11	⁽³⁾10 ± 10
Periodontal disease	⁽¹⁾49 ± 19	Prevalence ^(a)	⁽³⁾3 ± 3	0	⁽³⁾3 ± 3	35 ± 8	32 ± 9	⁽³⁾3 ± 3
		Time ^(b)	-	-	-	32 ± 7	28 ± 7	-
Pulpal infection	31 ± 8	Prevalence ^(a)	⁽³⁾2 ± 2	0	⁽³⁾12 ± 6	63 ± 8	⁽¹⁾22 ± 7	⁽¹⁾10 ± 5
		Time ^(b)	†10	-	32 ± 9	46 ± 6	41 ± 6	⁽¹⁾30 ± 12
Wear	⁽¹⁾69 ± 23	Prevalence ^(a)	0	0	0	⁽²⁾40 ± 16	⁽³⁾30 ± 15	⁽³⁾10 ± 10
		Time ^(b)	-	-	-	⁽²⁾9 ± 4	⁽³⁾33 ± 17	†50
Sensitivity	⁽²⁾21 ± 9	Prevalence ^(a)	0	0	0	55 ± 16	⁽³⁾27 ± 14	0
		Time ^(b)	-	-	-	⁽³⁾21 ± 12	⁽³⁾28 ± 23	-
Aesthetics	⁽²⁾118 ± 51	Prevalence ^(a)	0	0	0	⁽³⁾27 ± 19	⁽³⁾9 ± 9	⁽³⁾9 ± 9
		Time ^(b)	-	-	-	⁽³⁾5 ± 3	†5	†25

(a) Percentage of patients reporting problems (at level 2 = some/moderate or level 3 = extreme) with a health state dimension related to the dental condition

(b) Percentage of time during the period that the patient had experienced reported symptoms or problems related to the dental problem

-: denotes no observations

†: denotes one observation only

(1): Relative standard error = 30–39%

(2): Relative standard error = 40–49%

(3): Relative standard error = 50–59%