Table 2.
Proportions with 95% confidence intervals of four-dimensional OHRQoL problems within dental fields based on dentists’ assessment from Slovenia, the European Region, and 31 countries.
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| Restorative Dentistry | Slovenia | 29.1 (26.3, 32.0) | 39.7 (36.3, 43.2) | 19.0 (16.9, 21.2) | 7.5 (6.3, 8.6) | 4.4 (2.9, 5.8) |
| European Region | 26.2 (24.6, 27.8) | 40.9 (38.8, 43) | 19.9 (18.5, 21.3) | 7.3 (6.6, 7.9) | 5.6 (4.5, 6.6) | |
| 31 countries | 24.0 (22.8, 25.2) | 46.1 (44.4, 47.7) | 18.2 (17.2, 19.2) | 6.6 (6.2, 7.1) | 4.9 (4.2, 5.6) | |
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| Periodontology | Slovenia | 26.9 (23.8, 30.0) | 38.4 (34.2, 42.5) | 20.0 (17.6, 22.4) | 8.5 (6.9, 10.0) | 6.1 (3.8, 8.3) |
| European Region | 22.5 (20.6, 24.3) | 45.0 (42.2, 47.7) | 17.0 (15.5, 18.5) | 8.1 (6.9, 9.2) | 7.3 (5.7, 8.8) | |
| 31 countries | 21.7 (20.4, 23.0) | 49.4 (47.4, 51.4) | 15.9 (14.9, 17.0) | 7.1 (6.4, 7.8) | 5.6 (4.7, 6.6) | |
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| Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Slovenia | 28.8 (24.6, 33.0) | 36.5 (32.3, 41.8) | 22.2 (18.0, 26.4) | 7.5 (6.0, 8.9) | 4.7 (2.7, 6.8) |
| European Region | 23.7 (21.4, 26.0) | 46.0 (42.5, 49.6) | 16.8 (14.8, 18.8) | 6.8 (5.8, 7.9) | 6.4 (4.3, 8.4) | |
| 31 countries | 21.1 (19.6, 22.7) | 51.7 (49.4, 54.1) | 15.3 (14.1, 16.6) | 6.4 (5.7, 7.1) | 5.2 (4.0, 6.3) | |
| Pediatric Dentistry | Slovenia | 21.8 (18.1, 25.5) | 47.8 (42.7, 52.9) | 16.0 (13.3, 18.8) | 6.6 (4.9, 8.3) | 7.5 (4.0, 11.1) |
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| European Region | 19.1 (17.3, 20.9) | 49.5 (46.7, 52.4) | 16.0 (14.2, 17.8) | 8.0 (6.8, 9.1) | 7.2 (5.3, 9.0) | |
| 31 countries | 17.9 (16.6, 19.2) | 53.1 (51.0, 55.2) | 15.6 (14.2, 16.9) | 6.9 (6.2, 7.7) | 6.2 (5.0, 7.4) | |
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| Orthodontics | Slovenia | 17.0 (10.3, 23.8) | 25.4 (13.7, 37.1) | 40.7 (26.6, 54.8) | 6.0 (3.1, 9.0) | 10.6 (2.7, 18.4) |
| European Region | 17.4 (15.0, 19.8) | 32.2 (27.6, 36.8) | 32.5 (27.8, 37.2) | 9.7 (7.5, 11.8) | 8.0 (4.7, 11.4) | |
| 31 countries | 16.8 (15.0, 18.7) | 35.7 (31.9, 39.5) | 32.7 (28.9, 36.4) | 8.2 (6.8, 9.7) | 6.3 (4.2, 8.4) | |
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| Oral Medicine and/or TMD | Slovenia | 26.0 (20.1, 31.9) | 34.1 (25.8, 42.5) | 25.2 (18.4, 32.0) | 8.2 (5.7, 10.7) | 6.3 (1.4, 11.2) |
| European Region | 24.6 (22.0, 27.2) | 44.5 (40.8, 48.1) | 16.4 (14.2, 18.6) | 7.8 (6.5, 9.1) | 6.5 (4.2, 8.8) | |
| 31 countries | 22.8 (20.8, 24.8) | 48.7 (45.9, 51.4) | 15.6 (14.0, 17.3) | 6.9 (6.0, 7.8) | 5.7 (4.2, 7.1) | |
Legend: OHRQoL – oral health-related quality of life; TMD – temporomandibular disorders; 95% CI – confidence interval