Table 2.
The summary of the DMFT, CPI and OHI-S indices, and self-perceived dental and periodontal status by the burn characteristics, social demographic and oral health behaviours in burn patients (N = 271)
| DMFT Mean (SD) | CPI n(%) | OHI-S n(%) | Self-perceived dental status n(%) | Self-perceived periodontal status n(%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Bleeding | Calculus | 4-5 mm pockets | > 6 mm pockets | Good | Fair | Poor | Good | Bad | Good | Bad | ||
| Degree of burn | ||||||||||||
| 2nd degree | 9.4 (2.1) | 31 (21.9) | 63 (44.6) | 42 (29.7) | 5 (3.5) | 7 (4.9) | 76 (53.9) | 58 (41.1) | 25 (17.7) | 116 (82.2) | 24 (17.0) | 117 (83.0) |
| 3rd degree | 12.6 (1.4) | 0 | 17 (13.0) | 75 (57.6) | 38 (29.2) | 0 | 9 (6.9) | 121 (93.0) | 33 (25.3) | 97 (74.6) | 31 (23.8) | 99 (76.2) |
| p-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.08 | 0.3 | |||||||
| TBSA | ||||||||||||
| 10–20% | 9.5 (2.2) | 31 (21.2) | 63 (43.1) | 45 (30.8) | 7 (4.7) | 7 (4.7) | 77 (52.7) | 62 (42.4) | 29 (19.8) | 117 (80.1) | 28 (19.1) | 118 (80.8) |
| More than 20% | 12.5 (1.4) | 0 | 17 (13.6) | 72 (57.6) | 36 (28.8) | 0 | 8 (6.4) | 117 (93.6) | 29 (23.2) | 96 (76.8) | 27 (21.6) | 98 (78.4) |
| p-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||||||
| Time elapsed | ||||||||||||
| 12–24 months | 7.0 (1.7) | 30 (63.8) | 17 (36.1) | 0 | 0 | 7 (14.8) | 39 (82.9) | 1 (2.1) | 8 (17.1) | 39 (82.9) | 8 (17.1) | 39 (82.9) |
| 25–36 months | 10.4 (0.9) | 1 (1.3) | 44 (56.4) | 28 (35.8) | 5 (6.4) | 0 | 36 (46.1) | 42 (53.8) | 17 (21.7) | 61 (78.2) | 16 (20.5) | 62 (79.4) |
| 37–48 months | 11.9 (0.9) | 0 | 19 (18.0) | 72 (68.5) | 14 (13.3) | 0 | 10 (9.5) | 95 (90.4) | 26 (24.7) | 79 (75.2) | 24 (22.8) | 81 (77.1) |
| 48 + months | 13.8 (1.4) | 0 | 0 | 17 (41.4) | 24 (58.5) | 0 | 0 | 41 (100.0) | 7 (17.1) | 34 (82.9) | 7 (17.0) | 34 (83.0) |
| p-value | < 0.0011 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.6 | 0.8 | |||||||
| Causes of burn | ||||||||||||
| Fire\flame | 11.3 (1.9) | 5 (4.5) | 34 (30.3) | 56 (50.0) | 17 (15.1) | 1 (0.8) | 27 (24.1) | 84 (75.0) | 23 (20.5) | 89 (80.5) | 20 (17.8) | 92 (82.2) |
| Scald\stream | 10.6 (1.8) | 7 (9.1) | 28 (36.3) | 33 (36.3) | 9 (11.6) | 0 | 27 (35.0) | 50 (65.0) | 15 (19.4) | 62 (81.6) | 16 (20.7) | 61 (80.3) |
| Chemical\assault | 11.9 (2.3) | 4 (6.9) | 13 (22.4) | 25 (43.1) | 16 (27.5) | 0 | 17 (29.3) | 41 (70.6) | 16 (27.5) | 42 (72.4) | 14 (24.1) | 44 (76.9) |
| Electrical\others | 7.62 (3.1) | 15 (62.5) | 5 (20.8) | 3 (12.5) | 1 (4.1) | 6 (2.5) | 14 (58.3) | 4 (16.6) | 4 (16.6) | 20 (84.4) | 5 (20.8) | 19 (80.2) |
| p-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.6 | 0.8 | |||||||
| Age | ||||||||||||
| 15–24 | 9.9 (2.5) | 23 (25.8) | 35 (39.3) | 25 (28.0) | 6 (6.7) | 6 (6.7) | 37 (41.5) | 46 (51.6) | 20 (22.4) | 69 (77.6) | 18 (20.2) | 71 (79.7) |
| 25–34 | 11.8 (1.5) | 2 (1.6) | 25 (20.0) | 71 (56.8) | 27 (21.6) | 0 | 22 (17.6) | 103 (82.4) | 29 (23.2) | 96 (76.8) | 27 (21.6) | 98 (78.4) |
| 35–44 | 10.1 (2.7) | 4 (10.0) | 15 (37.5) | 14 (35.0) | 7 (17.5) | 1 (2.5) | 17 (42.5) | 22 (55.0) | 6 (15.0) | 34 (85.0) | 7 (17.5) | 33 (82.5) |
| 45+ | 11.1 (3.4) | 2 (11.7) | 5 (29.4) | 7 (41.1) | 3 (17.6) | 0 | 9 (52.9) | 8 (47.0) | 3 (17.6) | 14 (82.3) | 3 (17.6) | 14 (82.3) |
| p-value | 0.071 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.7 | 0.9 | |||||||
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Male | 11.4 (2.2) | 4 (4.7) | 25 (29.4) | 39 (45.8) | 17 (20.0) | 0 | 25 (29.4) | 60 (70.5) | 17 (20.0) | 68 (80.0) | 17 (20.0) | 68 (80.0) |
| Female | 10.7 (2.4) | 27 (14.5) | 55 (29.5) | 78 (41.9) | 26 (13.9) | 7 (3.7) | 60 (32.2) | 119 (63.9) | 41 (22.0) | 145 (78.0) | 38 (22.0) | 148 (79.5) |
| p-value | < 0.001 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |||||||
| Education | ||||||||||||
| 0–5 | 11.1 (2.3) | 6 (8.21) | 17 (23.2) | 34 (46.5) | 16 (21.9) | 3 (4.1) | 19 (26.0) | 51 (69.8) | 17 (23.2) | 56 (76.8) | 15 (20.5) | 58 (79.4) |
| 6–12 | 10.7 (2.4) | 25 (14.2) | 58 (32.9) | 70 (39.7) | 23 (13.0) | 4 (2.3) | 62 (35.2) | 110 (62.5) | 37 (21.0) | 139 (79.0) | 36 (20.4) | 140 (79.5) |
| 13+ | 11.8 (2.0) | 0 | 5 (22.7) | 13 (59.0) | 4 (18.1) | 0 | 4 (18.1) | 18 (81.8) | 4 (18.1) | 18 (81.9) | 4 (18.1) | 18 (81.8) |
| p-value | 0.81 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | |||||||
| Employment status | ||||||||||||
| Full time job | 10.5 (2.6) | 5 (10.2) | 15 (10.2) | 22 (30.6) | 7 (14.2) | 1 (2.0) | 18 (36.7) | 30 (61.2) | 9 (18.3) | 40 (81.7) | 110 (20.4) | 39 (79.6) |
| Part time job | 11.4 (2.2) | 6 (7.8) | 6 (7.8) | 31 (40.7) | 16 (21.0) | 1 (1.3) | 24 (31.5) | 51 (67.1) | 15 (19.7) | 61 (80.3) | 15 (19.7) | 61 (80.3) |
| Unemployed | 10.8 (2.3) | 18 (13.5) | 18 (13.5) | 61 (45.8) | 18 (13.5) | 5 (3.7) | 39 (29.3) | 89 (66.9) | 30 (22.5) | 103 (77.5) | 26 (19.5) | 107 (80.4) |
| Others (student, retired) | 10.6 (2.4) | 2 (15.3) | 2 (15.3) | 3 (23.0) | 2 (15.3) | 0 | 4 (30.7) | 9 (69.2) | 4 (30.7) | 9 (69.3) | 4 (30.7) | 9 (69.3) |
| p-value | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | |||||||
| Personal income | ||||||||||||
| 5000–14,000 | 10.9 (2.3) | 24 (13.4) | 48 (26.9) | 81 (45.5) | 25 (14.0) | 5 (2.8) | 53 (29.7) | 120 (67.4) | 40 (22.4) | 138 (77.6) | 36 (20.2) | 142 (79.8) |
| 15,000–24,000 | 11.7 (2.2) | 2 (4.2) | 17 (36.1) | 17 (36.1) | 11 (23.4) | 0 | 15 (31.9) | 32 (68.0) | 10 (21.2) | 37 (78.8) | 10 (21.2) | 37 (78.8) |
| 25,000–34,000 | 10.3 (2.9) | 3 (12.5) | 8 (33.3) | 8 (33.3) | 5 (20.8) | 1 (4.1) | 9 (37.5) | 14 (58.3) | 4 (16.6) | 20 (83.3) | 5 (20.8) | 19 (79.2) |
| 35,000 + | 10.5 (3.0) | 2 (9.1) | 7 (31.8) | 11 (50.0) | 2 (9.09) | 1 (4.5) | 8 (36.3) | 13 (59.0) | 4 (18.1) | 18 (81.8) | 4 (18.1) | 18 (82.9) |
| p-value | 0.51 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |||||||
| Family income | ||||||||||||
| 15,000–24,000 | 10.9 (2.3) | 18 (12.9) | 33 (23.7) | 66 (47.4) | 22 (15.8) | 5 (3.5) | 35 (25.1) | 99 (71.2) | 28 (20.1) | 111 (79.9) | 26 (18.7) | 113 (82.3) |
| 25,000–34,000 | 11.2 (2.3) | 4 (6.7) | 24 (40.6) | 21 (35.5) | 10 (16.9) | 1 (1.6) | 20 (33.8) | 38 (64.4) | 15 (25.4) | 44 (74.6) | 14 (31.1) | 45 (69.9) |
| 35,000 + | 10.7 (2.6) | 9 (12.3) | 23 (31.5) | 30 (41.0) | 11 (15.0) | 1 (1.3) | 30 (41.0) | 42 (57.5) | 15 (20.5) | 58 (79.5) | 15 (20.5) | 58 (79.5) |
| p-value | 0.51 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |||||||
| Teeth brushing | ||||||||||||
| Once a day | 11.7 (1.7) | 6 (2.8) | 55 (25.9) | 108 (50.9) | 43 (20.2) | 1 (0.5) | 42 (19.8) | 169 (79.7) | 44 (20.7) | 168 (79.2) | 41 (19.3) | 171 (80.6) |
| Twice or more | 8.23 (2.3) | 25 (42.3) | 25 (42.3) | 9 (15.2) | 0 | 6 (10.1) | 43 (72.8) | 10 (16.9) | 14 (23.7) | 45 (77.3) | 14 (23.7) | 45 (77.3) |
| p-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |||||||
| Dental checkups | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 7.03 (2.1) | 18 (62.0) | 10 (34.4) | 1 (3.4) | 0 | 4 (13.7) | 24 (82.7) | 1 (3.4) | 6 (20.6) | 23 (79.6) | 5 (17.2) | 24 (83.8) |
| No | 11.4 (1.9) | 13 (5.3) | 70 (28.9) | 116 (47.9) | 43 (17.7) | 3 (1.2) | 61 (25.2) | 178 (73.5) | 52 (21.4) | 190 (79.6) | 50 (20.6) | 192 (79.4) |
| p-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |||||||
| Barriers to oral health care | ||||||||||||
| Cost | 10.4 (2.8) | 15 (22.0) | 20 (29.4) | 27 (39.7) | 6 (8.8) | 4 (5.8) | 31 (45.5) | 33 (48.5) | 17 (25.0) | 51 (75.0) | 16 (23.5) | 52 (77.5) |
| Distance | 10.7 (2.4) | 4 (16.0) | 10 (40.0) | 9 (36.0) | 2 (8.0) | 0 | 10 (40.0) | 15 (60.0) | 7 (28.0) | 18 (72.0) | 7 (28.0) | 18 (72.0) |
| Dental anxiety | 11.6 (1.7) | 4 (3.2) | 27 (21.6) | 66 (52.8) | 28 (22.4) | 1 (0.8) | 22 (17.6) | 102 (81.6) | 23 (18.4) | 102 (82.6) | 20 (16.0) | 105 (84.0) |
| Social issues | 11.1 (2.2) | 4 (9.5) | 17 (40.4) | 14 (33.3) | 7 (16.6) | 0 | 15 (35.7) | 27 (64.2) | 9 (21.4) | 33 (79.6) | 10 (23.8) | 32 (77.2) |
| Self-perceived | 7.6 (2.2) | 4 (36.3) | 6 (54.5) | 1 (9.1) | 0 | 2 (18.1) | 7 (63.6) | 2 (18.1) | 2 (18.1) | 9 (82.9) | 2 (18.1) | 9 (82.9) |
| p-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.7 | 0.5 | |||||||
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