Center

South

East

Middle-south

  Total

  Poor

  17

  27

  8

    12

    64

  Average

  15

  12

 17

    18

    62

  Good

   2

   2

  1

     0

     5

  Total

  34

  41

 26

    30         

   131

Table1 The relationship between general health and living area

 

Present

 

 

 

 

Past

 

 

 

 

 

Center

South

East

M-S

Total

Center

South

East

M-S

Total

None

  14

 10

 16

  8

  48

   6

  18

  6

  9

 39

Patience

  13

 27

 10

 19

  69

   2

   8

  4

 12

 26

Sedative

   6

  1

  0

  2

   9

   5

   1

  1

  3

 10

Herb

   1

  2

  0

  0

   3

   1

   1

  1

  0

  3

Extraction

   0

  1

  0

  1

   2

  20

  13

 14

  6

 53

Total

  34

 41

 26

 30

 131

  34

  41

 26

 30

131

Table2 The relationship between toothache and type of management in each area

M-S: Middle-south

   T. E.

 Center

 South

East

Middle-south

 Total

  Yes

   24

  38

 24

   27

  113

      No

   10

   3

  2

    3

   18

    Total

   34

  41

 26

   30

  131

Table3 The relationship between traditional extraction (T. E.) and living area

Frequency

 Center

South

East

Middle-south

 Total

Everyday

 

 

 

 

 

  Once

   14

   22

 17

   19

  72

  Twice

    5

    4

  1

    2

  12

  Three times

    0

    1

  3

    0

   4

Not everyday

    5

    0

  1

    1

   7

Rarely

    4

    8

  2

    5

  19

Never

    3

    6

  1

    3

  13

Total

   34

   41

 26

   30

 127

Instrument

 

 

 

 

 

Plastic

   14

   12

  6

    11

  43

Stick

   17

   22

 20

    19

  78

Total

   29

   34

 26

    30

 121

Table4 The relationship between brushing habits and living area

Edentulous subjects were excluded. The numbers for instruments overlapped, as some subjects used both.

 

Center

South

East

Middle-south

  Total

None

   15

   19

   16

    7

    57

Rarely

 

 

 

   

   

  Sugarcane

   12

    4

    1

    5

    22

  Sweets

    5

   17

    8

   18

    48

Total

   32

   40

   25

   30

   127

Table5 The relationship between the frequency of sweet habits and living areas

Edentulous subjects were excluded.