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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Support Care Cancer. 2016 Dec 7;25(4):1191–1199. doi: 10.1007/s00520-016-3509-3

Table 2.

Baseline Dental Characteristics

Characteristic Analysis set(n=2,294)
n %
Dental visit within the last 6 months
 No 114 5.0%
 Yes 2,180 95.0%
Number of dental cleanings within the past 2 years
 0 555 25.3%
 1 325 14.8%
 2 276 12.6%
 3 272 12.4%
 4 550 25.0%
 >4 220 10.0%
 Unknown 96
Prior oral surgery
 No 548 24.8%
 Yes 1,663 75.2%
Number of extractions
  1–3 602 38.1%
  >3 980 61.9%
  Unknown number of extractions 81
 Unknown 83
Prior periodontal treatments
 No 1,599 75.0%
 Yes 534 25.0%
 Unknown 161
Dental implants
 No 2,115 94.4%
 Yes 126 5.6%
Number of implants
  1–3 86 69.9%
  >3 37 30.1%
  Unknown number of implants 3
 Unknown 53
Tori present
 No 1,655 80.8%
 Yes 393 19.2%
 Unknown 246
Plaque
 None 210 9.8%
 Mild 1,241 58.0%
 Moderate 558 26.1%
 Severe 132 6.2%
 Unknown 153
Calculus
 None 324 15.1%
 Mild 1,187 55.4%
 Moderate 511 23.9%
 Severe 120 5.6%
 Unknown 152
Gingivitis
 None 541 25.3%
 Mild 1,048 49.1%
 Moderate 421 19.7%
 Severe 126 5.9%
 Unknown 158
Periodontal disease
 None 623 32.6%
 Mild 801 41.9%
 Moderate 355 18.6%
 Severe 131 6.9%
 Unknown 384
Number of teeth
 0–20 594 26.6%
 21–25 526 23.6%
 26–28 871 39.1%
 >28 238 10.7%
 Unknown 65
Dentures, partial or complete
 No 1,745 78.1%
 Yes 489 21.9%
 Unknown 60