. 2004 Sep 3;2:7. doi: 10.1186/1478-7954-2-7

Table 7.

Comparison of assumptions for oral health disability weights by source.

Australian Burden of Disease and Injury Study			Burden of Oral Disease Study^(a)
Edentulism	% of time	% of cases	Denture problems	%(± se) of time	%(± se) of cases

Moderate pain	25% of time	10% of cases	Moderate pain	33 ± 6% of time	38 ± 10% of cases
Moderate anxiety	25% of time	10% of cases	Moderate anxiety	⁽¹⁾34 ± 10% of time	⁽¹⁾22 ± 7% of cases
Periodontal disease	% of time	% of cases	Periodontal disease	%(± se) of time	%(± se) of cases

Moderate pain	10% of time	10% of cases	Moderate pain	30 ± 8% of time	32 ± 8% of cases
Caries	% of time	Duration	Caries	%(± se) of time	Duration (± se)

(a) filling			(a) all caries
Moderate pain	20% of time	2 months	Moderate pain	34 ± 5% of time	⁽¹⁾29 ± 9 months
Moderate anxiety	20% of time	2 months	Moderate anxiety	34 ± 10% of time	⁽¹⁾13 ± 5 months
(b) extraction			(b) all caries
Extreme pain	20% of time	2 weeks	Extreme pain	59 ± 14% of time	⁽²⁾50 ± 23 weeks
Moderate anxiety	20% of time	2 weeks	Moderate anxiety	34 ± 10% of time	⁽¹⁾51 ± 18 weeks

(a): Estimates are reported specific to level of problem (eg, moderate), dimension (eg, pain) and condition (eg, caries)

(1): Relative standard error = 30–39%

(2): Relative standard error = 40–49%