Clinical Oral Health Recommended Care and Oral Health Self-Report, NHANES, 2013-2014

Table 1

Oral health and recommended care versus variables of interest. Adults aged 30 years or older in National Health Examination and Nutrition Survey 2013-2014.

	Immediate Care		Routine Care		Chi-sq	Prob	Sig
	N	wt %	N	wt %
ALL	2,411	50.2	1,794	49.8
Overall oral health self-perception
Fair/Poor	1,089	79.3	253	39.6	368.373	< .001
Ex/Vg/Good	1,322	20.7	1,541	60.4
Oral Pain^1
Yes	221	66.6	83	49.1	27.625	< .001
No	2,190	33.4	1,711	50.9
Impact on work/school
Yes	295	66.6	106	48.7	39.768	< .001
No	2,116	33.4	1,688	51.3
Suspected periodontal disease^2
Yes	558	67.3	208	46.7	63.326	< .001
No	1,853	32.7	1,586	53.3
Tooth appearance does not look right
Does not look right	581	82.3	99	45.7	184.747	< .001
Looks right	1,830	17.7	1,695	54.3
Tooth mobility^3
Mobile	527	71.9	181	46.8	106.808	< .001
No mobility	1,884	28.1	1,613	53.2

Note: based on 4,205 participants, who were 30 years and older and who had no missing data for the dentists’ oral health recommendations and responses from questions about oral health self-perception and oral pain. Ex/Vg/Good, Excellent/Very Good/Good. ¹Aching anywhere in the mouth during the last year. ²If participant thought he or she “might have gum disease” (NHANES, 2017). ³Participant was asked if “any teeth [were] becoming loose without an injury” (NHANES, 2017].