Table 2.

Sample distribution according to odonto-stomatological characteristics. Oral sur vey in the Haut Sassandra Region, in Côte d’Ivoire. N=400.

Variables	Effective (n)	% [95% CI]
Oral hygiene
Good	13	3.3 [1.9-5.5]
Medium	240	60.0 [55.1-64.7]
Insufficient	147	36.7 [32.2-41.6]
Malocclusion
Yes	51	12.8 [9.8-16.4]
No	349	87.2 [83.6-90.2]
Number of decayed teeth
0	5	1.3 [0.5-2.9]
1-3	111	27.7 [23.6-32.3]
4-6	120	30.0 [25.7-34.7]
7-9	84	21.0 [17.3-25.3]
10 and more	80	20.0 [16.4-24.2]
Number of missing teeth
0	137	34.3 [29.8-39.0]
1-3	167	41.7 [37.0-46.6]
4-6	65	16.2 [13.0-20.2]
7-9	15	3.8 [2.3-6.1]
10 and more	16	4.0 [2.5-6.4]
Use of dental prostheses (n=263 edentulous)
Yes	31	11.8 [8.4-16.2]
No	232	88.2 [83.8-91.6]
Number of teeth to be extracted
0	48	12.0 [9.2-15.6]
1-3	213	53.2 [48.4-58.1]
4-6	100	25.0 [21.0-29.5]
7-9	22	5.5 [3.7-8.2]
10 and more	17	4.3 [2.7-6.7]
Dental care performed during the session
Extractions	298	74.5 [70.0-78.5]
Conservative care (dentistery and descaling)	125	31.3 [26.9-36.0]
Protheses	1	0.3 [0.0-1.4]