Self-Perception of Oral Health

SB Brazil

n %

SB Ceará

n %

G1 and G2

n %

Classification of oral health

Do not know/did not answer

318

5.96

37

6.09

5

4.9

Terrible

250

4.69

13

2.14

2

2.0

Bad

620

11.63

79

12.99

20

19.6

Normal

1465

27.48

138

22.70

16

15.7

Good

2452

45.99

333

54.77

50

49.0

Excellent

227

4.26

8

1.32

9

8.8

Classification of the appearance of teeth and gums

Do not know/did not answer

489

9.18

104

17.11

1

1.0

Terrible

268

5.03

17

2.80

5

4.9

Bad

730

13.70

91

14.97

17

16.7

Normal

1431

26.86

129

21.22

15

14.7

Good

2253

42.29

264

43.42

62

60.8

Excellent

157

2.95

264

43.42

62

60.8

Classification of mastication

Do not know/did not answer

208

3.90

30

4.93

-

-

Terrible

372

6.98

53

8.72

16

15.7

Bad

918

17.22

113

18.59

20

19.6

Normal

1256

23.56

138

21.22

12

11.8

Good

2377

44.58

269

44.24

51

50.0

Excellent

201

3.77

5

0.82

3

2.9

Classification of speech due to teeth and gums

Do not know/did not answer

335

6.28

82

13.49

-

-

Terrible

176

3.30

17

2.80

1

1.0

Bad

561

10.52

82

13.49

27

1.0

Normal

1129

53.64

122

20.07

8

7.8

Good

2860

53.64

300

49.34

61

59.8

Excellent

271

5.08

5

0.82

5

4.9

Effect of health on social relationships

Do not know/did not answer

702

13.17

85

14.53

2

2.0

No effect

3334

62.53

371

63.42

60

58.8

Little effect

672

12.60

80

13.68

21

20.6

Moderate effect

330

6.19

29

4.96

9

8.8

Significant effect

294

5.51

20

3.42

10

9.8

Amount of pain experienced in the last 6 months

No pain

4134

77.56

467

80.66

78

76.5

Little pain

704

13.21

64

11.05

15

14.7

Moderate pain

249

4.67

24

4.15

3

2.9

Significant pain

243

4.56

24

4.15

6

5.9