TABLE 3
Distribution of dental risk indicators as a function of the number of teeth. |
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Risk indicator |
1-14 teeth (n=61) |
15-28 teeth |
P-value |
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Coronary heart disease status |
Coronary heart disease status |
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No (n=23) |
Yes (n=38) |
No (n=89) |
Yes (n=56) |
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No. of teeth |
8.7 (3.2)*^ |
8.4 (3.5)*^ |
22.9 (3.9)* |
22.2 (3.6)* |
.0001*** |
Decayed teeth (% of teeth) |
8.5 (15.0)* |
4.0 (6.6)* |
3.0 (7.8)* |
4.2 (6.4)* |
.07*** |
Pockets more than 4 mm (% of teeth) |
38 (33)* |
47 (27)* |
44 (23)* |
40 (20)* |
.7*** |
Attachment more than 4 mm (% of teeth) |
63 (35)* |
81 (25)*^ |
62 (23)* |
59 (23)* |
.0006*** |
Recession more than 4 mm (% of teeth) |
24 (30)* |
24 (28)* |
8.6 (15)* |
7.1 (11)* |
.01*** |
Papillary bleeding score | |||||
less than .05 |
19 % |
12 % |
20 % |
8 % |
.1**** |
0.5 to 1.5 |
29 % |
47 % |
53 % |
56 % |
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more than 1.5 |
52 % |
41 % |
27 % |
36 % |
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Plaque BANA score |
1.9 (0.9)* |
1.9 (0.9)* |
1.8 (0.6)* |
2.0 (0.7)* |
.7 |
less than 2 |
57 % |
50 % |
47 % |
39 % |
.4** |
2 |
43 % |
50 % |
53 % |
61 % |
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Plaque index | |||||
1 |
45 % |
26 % |
45 % |
43 % |
.04** |
More than 1 |
55 % |
74 % |
45 % |
57 % |
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Brush daily |
95 % |
94 % |
98 % |
92 % |
.3** |
Floss daily |
24 % |
28 % |
42 % |
33 % |
.3** |
Visit dentist yearly |
67 % |
61 % ^ |
87 % |
82 % |
.007** |
* Data are mean (plus or minus standard deviation). | |||||
^ Value is significantly different from all values in the 15-28 teeth group. | |||||
** Multiple logistic models with Bonferoni-adjusted pairwise comparisons. | |||||
*** Kruskal-Wallis test with Bonferoni-adjusted pairwise comparisons. | |||||
**** X2 test. |