Patient questionnaire item | Number of missing values | Spearman’s corr. with dentist’s assessment | Spearman’s corr. with assessment of radiographs |
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Number of teeth | 22 | − 0.49 | − 0.40 |
Receding jaw bone | 25 | 0.41 | 0.43 |
Receding gums | 14 | 0.37 | 0.33 |
Presence of gum pockets | 16 | 0.36 | 0.31 |
Loose teeth | 9 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
Tooth extractions because of inflammation and deep gum pockets | 13 | 0.27 | 0.22 |
More dentist visits because of inflammation than because of caries | 12 | 0.26 | 0.17 |
More tooth/gum problems than other persons of the same age and sex | 22 | 0.19 | 0.10 |
Inflammation of the gums/bleeding | 8 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
Magnitude of suffering from dental problems | 6 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
Cold- or heat sensitivity | 6 | 0.09 | 0.08 |
Use of antibiotics | 6 | 0.08 | 0.13 |