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Table 4 Weighted prevalence of perceived conditions causing oral impacts

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

  1. Multiple responses were permitted.
  2. Chi-square test, * p < 0.05.