Locked Mouths: Tooth Loss in a Women’s Prison in Northeastern Brazil

Table 4

Relationship between tooth loss, tooth pain, oral health satisfaction, self-perception, and impact.

Variable	Tooth loss						𝑃 value	RP (CI 95%)
	9 to 32		Up to 8 (median)		Total
	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%
Pain in the last 6 months
Yes	12	50.0	22	64.7	34	58.6	0.263	1.00
No	12	50.0	12	35.3	24	41.4		1.29 (0.81 to 2.07)
Total	24	100.0	34	100.0	58	100.0
Oral health satisfaction
Satisfied	5	16.1	14	41.2	19	29.2	0.049	*
Unsatisfied	24	77.4	16	47.0	40	61.5		*
Nor satisfied/or satisfied	2	6.5	4	11.8	6	9.3		*
Total	31	100	34	100	65	100
Self-perceived need for dental treatment
Yes	23	74.2	31	91.2	54	83.1	0.068	1.00
No	8	25.8	3	8.8	11	16.9		1.23 (0.97 to 1.55)
Total	31	100	34	100	65	100
Self-perceived need for use of prosthesis
Yes	24	77.4	5	14.7	29	44.6	<0.001	5.26 (2.29 to 12.09)
No	7	22.6	29	85.3	36	55.4		1.00
Total	31	100	34	100	65	100
Oral health impacts
Difficulty in eating
Yes	11	35.5	11	32.4	22	33.8	0.790	1.10 (0.56 to 2.16)
No	20	64.5	23	67.6	43	66.2		1.00
Total	31	100	34	100	65	100
Uncomfortable tooth brushing**
Yes	2	5.9	9	37.5	11	19.0	0.005	*
No	32	94.1	15	62.5	47	81.0
Total	34	100	24	100	58	100
Difficulty in speaking
Yes	8	25.8	—	—	8	12.3	0.002	*
No	23	74.2	34	100	57	87.7
Total	31	100	34	100	65	100
Embarrassment while talking
Yes	6	19.4	6	17.6	12	18.5	0.859	1.10 (0.39 to 3.05)
No	25	80.6	28	82.4	53	81.5		1.00
Total	31	100	34	100	65	100
Embarrassment while smiling
Yes	8	25.8	7	20.6	15	23.1	0.618	1.25 (0.51 to 3.05)
No	23	74.2	27	79.4	50	76.9		1.00
Total	31	100	34	100	65	100
Difficulty in performing routine tasks**
Yes	—	—	4	16.7	4	6.9	0.025	*
No	35	100	19	83.3	54	93.1
Total	35	100.0	23	100.0	58	100.0

∗Unable to determine due to the occurrence of zero and very low frequencies. ∗∗Not applied to edentulous subjects.