The role of tobacco use on dental care and oral disease severity within community dental clinics in Japan

Table 5 Proportion of patients treated in the advanced stage of caries/endodontic disease progression

Smoking status	Stage of treated disease		Proportion of advanced stage^c)(%)	Adjusted odds ratio^d)(95% CI)
	Early stage^a)(n)	Advanced stage^b)(n)
Non-smokers	1519	1469	49.2	1.00 (Reference)
Current smokers	613	723	54.1	1.39 (1.19–1.62)

^a) Patients treated for dental caries.
^b) Patients treated for inflammation of the dental pulp, apical periodontitis, periapical abscess, and radicular cyst.
^c) The proportion was compared by smoking status in the subpopulation receiving caries/endodontic treatment.
^d) Adjusted for age and gender.

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