Table 4.

Responses to individual questions in the self-reported periodontal disease measure (questionnaire)

Question	No n(%)	Yes n(%)
1 Do you have periodontal disease or gum disease?	164 (56.9)	124 (43.1)
2 Have you ever been told by a dentist that you have periodontal/gum disease with bone loss?	194 (67.4)	94 (32.6)
3 Do you find any area more red than it should be?	211 (73.3)	77 (26.7)
4 Do you have mobility in your teeth?	241 (83.7)	47 (16.3)
5 Do you have food impaction between your teeth?	71 (24.7)	217 (75.3)
6 Do you notice that your teeth getting longer?	237 (82.3)	51 (17.7)