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Table 6 OHIP results at different time points

From: The change of teeth color, whiteness variations and its psychosocial and self-perception effects when using low vs. high concentration bleaching gels: a one-year follow-up

 

Time Points

Dimension

Baseline

1 week after bleaching

1 month

6 months

12 months

after bleaching

after bleaching

after bleaching

Functional limitation

3 (0:7)

3 (0:6) A

2 (0:6) A

2 (0:5) AB

2 (0:6) A

Physical pain

3 (0:7)

2 (0:4) A

2 (0:6) A

2 (0:6) A

2 (0:5) A

Psychological discomfort

3 (0:7)

3 (0:5)

3 (0:5) AB

3 (0:6)

3 (1:5) A

Physical disability

1 (0:4)

0 (0:3) A

1 (0:2) A

4 (0:6) A

0 (0:3) A

Psychological disability

1 (0:5)

0 (0:3) A

0 (0:3) A

5 (0:6) A

0 (0:3) A

Social disability

0 (0:4)

0 (0:3) A

0 (0:2) A

6 (0:6) A

0 (0:2) A

Handicap

0 (0:4)

0 (0:3) A

0 (0:3) A

7 (0:6) A

0 (0:2) A

Sum

14 (6:31)

10 (3:19) A

10 (0:19) A

8 (0:6) A

8 (2:22) A

  1. Expressed in median values (minimum/maximum). A: Statistically significant difference (Wilcoxon test, < 0.05) versus baseline. B: Statistically significant differences versus previous time-point (Wilcoxon test, p < 0.05)
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