Research Article
Severe Periodontitis Is a Major Contributory Factor to Unmet Dental Healthcare Needs among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Hong Kong
Table 3
Assessed dental treatment needs in rheumatoid arthritis patients and age-matched community subjects.
| | Dental treatment needed | All RA patients | Adult RA patients, n = 103 | Elderly RA patients, n = 65 | Oral Health Survey 2011 | | Number (percentage) |
| | Scaling | 146/168 (86.9%) | 93 (90.3%) | 53 (81.5%) | 95.9%1/95.5%2 | | Root canal treatment/filling | 47/168 (28.0%) | 19 (18.4%) | 28 (43.1%) | 29.0%1/39.8%2 | | Extractions | 37/168 (22.0%) | 21 (20.4%) | 16 (24.6%) | 11.9%1/28.2%2 | | Tooth replacement by prosthesis | 21/168 (12.5%) | 9 (8.7%) | 12 (18.5%) | 8.2%1/25.4%2 |
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1Age group 35–44; 2age group 65–74.
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