Research Article

Number of Remaining Teeth and Its Association with Educational Level in Chilean Adults: Data from the National Health Survey 2016-2017

Table 2

Number of teeth in the maxilla and mandible according to EL, n = 5473. ENS 2016-2017, Chile.

Number of teeth in the maxillaNumber of teeth in the mandible
ELMeanErrorCI 95%MeanErrorCI 95%

Low9.060.321[8.43–9.69]10.820.271[10.29–11.36]
M (n = 414)9.400.330[8.76–10.05]11.150.280[10.60–11.70]
W (n = 915)8.720.325[8.08–9.36]10.500.275[9.96–11.04]

Medium10.650.134[10.38–10.91]11.650.115[11.43–11.88]
M (n = 1106)10.990.159[10.68–11.30]11.980.133[11.71–12.24]
W (n = 1842)10.300.137[10.04–10.57]11.330.124[11.09–11.57]

High12.170.178[11.82–12.52]12.540.130[12.29–12.80]
M (n = 483)12.510.189[12.14–12.88]12.870.142[12.59–13.15]
W (n = 713)11.830.190[11.46–12.20]12.220.143[11.94–12.50]

Adjusted linear regression models by age, sex, and location. M, men, W, women, and EL, educational level.