Table 1.
Frequency of Oral Health Outcomes Reported by EDIC Year
| EDIC Year 22 | EDIC Year 23 | EDIC Year 24 | EDIC Year 25 | EDIC Year 26 | N Events | N Participants | |
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| Number of Participants | 950 | 883 | 881 | 862 | 871 | ||
| Dental Abscess | 28 (3) | 17 (2) | 14 (2) | 15 (2) | 18 (2) | 92 | 76 |
| Dental Extraction | 57 (6) | 29 (3) | 31 (4) | 50 (6) | 41 (5) | 208 | 157 |
| Unexpected Loss of Teeth | 7 (1) | 3 (<1) | 2 (<1) | 3 (<1) | 4 (<1) | 19 | 16 |
| Periodontal Disease/Gingivitis | 21 (2) | 16 (2) | 19 (2) | 15 (2) | 16 (2) | 87 | 63 |
| Any Oral Health Outcome | 90 (9) | 52 (6) | 54 (6) | 68 (8) | 62 (7) | 326 | 229 |
| Composite Tooth Loss Outcome* | 63 (7) | 32 (4) | 33 (4) | 51 (6) | 42 (5) | 221 | 165 |
| Number of Events | 113 | 65 | 66 | 83 | 79 | ||
| 0 | 860 (91) | 831 (94) | 827 (94) | 794 (92) | 809 (93) | ||
| 1 | 68 (7) | 41 (5) | 42 (5) | 54 (6) | 49 (6) | ||
| 2 | 21 (2) | 9 (1) | 12 (1) | 13 (2) | 10 (1) | ||
| 3 | 1 (<1) | 2 (<1) | 0 | 1 (<1) | 2 (<1) | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (<1) | ||
Data are N(%) based on self-report: “Since the last evaluation, has the participant been diagnosed with any of the following conditions?” using response at EDIC year 22 as baseline. This question was administered between EDIC years 22 and 26 and refers to oral health outcomes that occurred in the past year, since the last visit.
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Defined as dental extraction and/or unexpected tooth loss.