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

Table 2

Concordance of self-reported oral health measures and oral health recommended care. National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2013-2014.

Total	N 4,205	Wt %
Overall oral health self-perception
Concordant	2,630	65.4
Discordant	1,575	34.6
Oral pain^1
Concordant	1,932	52.0
Discordant	2,273	48.0
Impact on work/school
Concordant	1,983	52.6
Discordant	2,222	47.4
Suspected periodontal disease^2
Concordant	2,144	55.6
Discordant	2,061	44.4
Tooth appearance “does not look right” within the previous 3 months
Concordant	2,276	57.8
Discordant	1,929	42.2
Tooth mobility.^3
Concordant	2,140	55.7
Discordant	2,065	44.3

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. 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].