Research Article
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 | value |
RP (CI 95%) | 9 to 32 | Up to 8 (median) | Total | | % | | % | | % |
| Pain in the last 6 months | | | | | | | | | Yes | 12 | 50.0 | 22 | 64.7 | 34 | 58.6 | | 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 | | * | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | * | 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 | | * | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | * | No | 35 | 100 | 19 | 83.3 | 54 | 93.1 | Total | 35 | 100.0 | 23 | 100.0 | 58 | 100.0 |
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Unable to determine due to the occurrence of zero and very low frequencies. Not applied to edentulous subjects.
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