Prevalence of self-reported dental problems in a population-based study of 2147 British men aged 71–92 years in 2010–2012 in the British Regional Heart Study and sociodemographic factors
| Age groups | Social class | Region | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 71–79 years | 80–92 years | Non-manual | Manual | South of England | Wales/Midlands | North of England | Scotland | |
| Dental problems | |||||||||
| Toothache, sensitivity, decay | 538 (25%) | 359 (26%) | 179 (23%) | 290 (27%) | 231 (23%) | 200 (27%) | 80 (24%) | 201 (24%) | 57 (24%) |
| Loose tooth, or gum problems | 246 (11%) | 171 (12%) | 75 (10%) | 132 (12%) | 108 (11%) | 95 (13%) | 27 (8%) | 103 (12%) | 21 (9%) |
| Bad position of teeth | 64 (3%) | 43 (3%) | 21 (3%) | 33 (3%) | 28 (3%) | 23 (3%) | 10 (3%) | 24 (3%) | 7 (3%) |
| Ill-fitting denture or fractured tooth | 277 (13%) | 166 (12%) | 111 (14%) | 153 (14%) | 112 (11%) | 100 (14%) | 38 (12%) | 102 (12%) | 37 (15%) |
| One or more of the above problems | 908 (42%) | 591 (43%) | 317 (41%) | 486 (45%) | 392 (39%) | 338 (46%) | 133 (41%) | 340 (40%) | 97 (40%) |
| Impact on daily life due to dental problems | |||||||||
| Difficulty eating food | 231 (11%) | 122 (9%) | 109 (14%) | 104 (10%) | 118 (12%) | 86 (12%) | 31 (9%) | 81 (10%) | 33 (14%) |
| Difficulty speaking | 67 (3%) | 32 (2%) | 35 (5%) | 27 (3%) | 38 (4%) | 23 (3%) | 10 (3%) | 31 (4%) | 3 (1%) |
| Difficulty going out (eg, to shop or visit someone) | 29 (1%) | 17 (1%) | 12 (2%) | 9 (1%) | 18 (2%) | 7 (1%) | 6 (2%) | 14 (2%) | 2 (1%) |
| Difficulty relaxing (including sleeping) | 31 (1%) | 19 (1%) | 12 (2%) | 11 (1%) | 20 (2%) | 9 (1%) | 4 (1%) | 15 (2%) | 3 (1%) |
| Problems with smiling, laughing without embarrassment | 83 (4%) | 49 (4%) | 34 (4%) | 40 (4%) | 39 (4%) | 25 (3%) | 17 (5%) | 32 (4%) | 9 (4%) |
| Emotional problems (example, becoming more easily upset than usual) | 26 (1%) | 13 (1%) | 13 (2%) | 10 (1%) | 16 (2%) | 7 (1%) | 5 (2%) | 12 (1%) | 2 (1%) |
| Problems enjoying the company of others (example, family, friends) | 31 (1%) | 17 (1%) | 14 (2%) | 14 (1%) | 15 (2%) | 10 (1%) | 6 (2%) | 12 (1%) | 3 (1%) |
| One or more of the above problems | 304 (14%) | 169 (12%) | 135 (17%) | 140 (13%) | 154 (15%) | 104 (14%) | 43 (13%) | 112 (13%) | 45 (19%) |