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Table 2 Dental and periodontal status

From: Oral cleanliness in daily users of powered vs. manual toothbrushes – a cross-sectional study

 

orPT (n = 48)

Mean ± SD

n/n

vbMT (n = 52)

Mean ± SD

n/n

p-value

Dental status

 Number of teeth

28.77 ± 1.88

28.42 ± 1.73

0.34a

 Filled teeth(0/1–5/> 5 teeth)

14/22/12

23/25/4

0.05 b

 Crowned teeth (0/1–5/> 5 teeth)

43/5/0

51/1/0

0.10b

 Decayed teeth (0/1–5/> 5 teeth)

48/0/0

48/4/0

0.12b

Periodontal status

 Recessionsc (0/1–5/> 5 sites)

30/12/6

24/21/7

0.23b

 Periodontal pocket depths > 3 mm (0/1–5/> 5 sites)

28/17/3

33/15/4

0.73b

  1. orPT habitual users of oscillating-rotating powered toothbrushes, vbMT habitual users of manual toothbrushes with vertical bristles, a t-test, b χ2-test, c measured values were in the range of 1-3 mm, recessions > 3 mm were not detected