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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Dent Assoc. 2015 Dec;146(12):875–885. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2015.09.012

TABLE 2.

TOOTH RETENTION AND DENTAL CARIES PATTERNS FOR DENTATE SUBJECTS

All Teeth
Present
DMFT
Score
D M F DX Root Caries Root Caries
≥ 3 teeth
% CI mean CI mean CI mean CI mean CI mean CI % CI % CI
Age
<30 years (n=48) 60.4% (46.5%, 74.3%) 8.0 (6.3, 9.7) 1.25 (0.6, 1.9) 1.13 (0.4, 1.8) 5.67 (4.3, 7.1) 6.91 (5.5, 8.3) 27.1% (14.4%, 39.8%) 14.6% (4.6%, 24.6%)
≥ 30 years (n=504) 19.6% (16.1%, 23.1%) 13.1 (12.5, 13.7) 2.35 (2.1, 2.6) 5.38 (4.9, 5.9) 5.40 (5.0, 5.8) 7.75 (7.3, 8.2) 46.8% (42.5%, 51.1%) 23.2% (19.5%, 26.9%)
Sex
Male (n=446) 24.2% (20.3%, 28.1%) 12.1 (11.5, 12.8) 2.13 (1.8, 2.4) 4.80 (4.3, 5.3) 5.18 (4.8, 5.6) 7.30 (6.9, 7.8) 43.0% (38.5%, 47.5%) 20.6% (16.9%, 24.3%)
Female (n=106) 18.9% (11.5%, 26.4%) 15.1 (13.8, 16.4) 2.79 (2.0, 3.6) 5.90 (4.7, 7.1) 6.44 (5.5, 7.4) 9.24 (8.2, 10.2) 53.8% (44.2%, 63.4%) 30.2% (21.4%, 39.0%)
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic (n=176) 31.8% (24.9%, 38.7%) 11.5 (10.5, 12.5) 1.97 (1.5, 2.5) 3.45 (2.8, 4.1) 6.13 (5.4, 6.8) 8.10 (7.3, 8.9) 38.6% (31.4%, 45.9%) 17.0% (11.5%, 22.5%)
White (n=103) 23.3% (15.1%, 31.5%) 12.8 (11.4, 14.2) 2.19 (1.5, 2.8) 5.23 (4.0, 6.5) 5.41 (4.5, 6.3) 7.60 (6.6, 8.6) 43.7% (34.1%, 53.3%) 22.3% (11.5%, 22.5%)
African-American
(n=234)
16.7% (12.0%, 21.4%) 13.3 (12.4, 14.2) 2.19 (1.8, 2.6) 6.13 (5.4, 6.9) 4.99 (4.5, 5.5) 7.18 (6.6, 7.8) 50.0% (43.5%, 56.5%) 25.2% (19.7%, 30.7%)
Other (n=39) 23.1% (9.8%, 36.4%) 13.6 (11.0, 16.2) 4.05 (2.2, 6.0) 4.74 (2.9, 6.6) 4.85 (3.6, 6.1) 8.90 (7.1, 10.7) 48.7% (32.8%, 64.6%) 30.8% (16.1%, 30.3%)
Education
Less than HS
(n=161)
18.0% (12.1%, 23.9%) 13.6 (12.4, 14.8) 2.59 (1.9, 3.3) 5.66 (4.7, 6.6) 5.32 (4.7, 6.0) 7.91 (7.1, 8.7) 43.5% (35.9%, 51.1%) 22.3% (15.8%, 28.8%)
HS Grad (n=197) 22.8% (16.9%, 28.7%) 12.6 (11.6, 13.6) 2.24 (1.7, 2.8) 5.32 (4.5, 6.1) 5.12 (4.5, 5.7) 7.36 (6.7, 8.0) 45.2% (38.1%, 52.3%) 20.8% (15.1%, 26.5%)
More than HS
(n=194)
27.8% (21.5%,34.1% 12.0 (11.0, 13.0) 1.99 (1.6, 2.4) 5.16 (4.5, 5.9) 5.81 (5.2, 6.4) 7.80 (7.1, 8.5) 46.4% (39.3%, 53.5%) 24.2% (18.1%, 30.3%)
Cigarette
Smoking History
Current smoker
(n=377)
17.5% (13.6%, 21.4%) 13.1 (12.4, 13.8) 2.48 (2.1, 2.9) 5.66 (5.1, 6.3) 5.00 (4.6, 5.4) 7.48 (7.0, 8.0) 47.5% (42.4%, 52.6%) 24.9% (20.6%, 29.2%)
Former smoker
(n=53)
22.6% (11.2%, 34.0%) 12.4 (10.6, 14.2) 2.11 (1.2, 3.0) 4.34 (3.1, 5.6) 5.98 (4.8, 7.1) 8.10 (6.7, 9.5) 47.2% (33.7%, 60.7%) 22.6% (11.2%, 34.0%)
Never smoked
(n=121)
41.3% (32.5%, 50.1%) 11.2 (10.0, 12.5) 1.45 (1.0, 1.9) 3.29 (2.4, 4.2) 6.52 (5.6, 7.4) 7.97 (7.0, 9.0) 36.4% (27.8%, 45.0%) 14.0% (7.7%, 20.3%)
Methamphetamin
e Use
Low (n=245) 25.3% (19.8% ,30.8%) 12.2 (11.4, 13.0) 1.81 (1.4, 2.2) 4.67 (4.0, 5.3) 5.72 (5.2, 6.3) 7.53 (6.9, 8.2) 41.6% (35.3%, 47.9%) 18.8% (13.9%, 23.7%)
Moderate / Heavy
(n=307)
21.5% (17.0%, 26.0%) 13.1 (12.3, 13.9) 2.61 (2.2, 3.0) 5.28 (4.6, 6.0) 5.18 (4.7, 5.7) 7.79 (7.2, 8.3) 47.9% (42.2%, 53.6%) 25.4% (20.5%, 30.3%)
Total (n=552) 23.2% (19.7%, 26.7%) 12.7 (12.1, 13.3) 2.25 (2.0, 2.5) 5.01 (4.5, 5.5) 5.42 (5.1, 5.8) 7.67 (7.3, 8.1) 45.1% (41.0%, 49.2%) 22.5% (19.0%, 26.0%)