From: Health promoting schools and children’s oral health related quality of life
Perceived causes of oral impacts | Intervention (%) | Control (%) |
---|---|---|
Toothache | 46.7 | 48.9 |
Broken/fractured permanent tooth | 43.0 | 45.4 |
Sensitive tooth | 37.7 | 41.6 |
Bleeding gum* | 31.4 | 35.5 |
New tooth erupting | 34.2 | 34.2 |
Bad breath | 30.0 | 30.3 |
Tooth decay/hole in tooth | 28.6 | 31.5 |
Crowding/position of teeth | 27.5 | 28.2 |
Exfoliating primary tooth/loose milk tooth | 26.3 | 27.0 |
Swollen/inflamed gum | 21.6 | 20.7 |
Colour of teeth/discoloured teeth | 21.3 | 22.3 |
Shape or size of teeth | 15.3 | 15.7 |
Oral ulcer | 14.0 | 13.6 |
Spacing due to unerupted permanent tooth | 8.2 | 8.7 |
Plaque or calculus* | 7.5 | 9.7 |
Missing tooth | 6.5 | 7.1 |
Deformity of mouth or face | 2.0 | 3.2 |