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Table 1 The characteristics of patients and teeth at baseline

From: Risk factors for tooth loss with a mean follow-up period of 13.9 years in supportive periodontal therapy patients

 

Total n = 7584

Vital teeth n = 6347

Non-vital teeth n = 1237

p value

Year mean (sd)

45.28 (13.41)

44.06 (13.21)

51.54 (12.66)

< 0.001

Sex women n (%)

5492 (72.4)

4539 (71.5)

953 (77.0)

< 0.001

Smoking n (%)

1532 (20.2)

1300 (20.5)

232 (18.8)

0.175

Diabetes mellitus n (%)

202 (2.7)

169 (2.7)

33 (2.7)

1.000

DMFT mean (sd)

14.08 (6.48)

13.09 (6.28)

19.16 (4.92)

< 0.001

Molar n (%)

1987 (26.2)

1469 (23.1)

518 (41.9)

< 0.001

Prosthesis n (%)

1225 (16.2)

178 (2.8)

1047 (84.6)

< 0.001

PPD site mean (sd)

3.09 (1.27)

3.00 (1.22)

3.58 (1.44)

< 0.001

BOP site mean (sd)

1.04 (1.54)

0.96 (1.49)

1.44 (1.70)

< 0.001

  1. Year mean = mean of the patient’s year which had subject’s tooth, Sex women = number of teeth which were refer women. Smoking = number of teeth which were refer smoking experience of the patients, Diabetes mellitus = number of teeth which refer diabetes mellitus patients, DMFT mean = mean of the DMFT index which patient had subject’s tooth, Molar = number of tooth which was molar, Prosthesis = number of tooth which was restored by crown or bridge as prosthesis, PPD site = mean of PPD site of the subject’s tooth, BOP site = mean of BOP site of the subject’s tooth
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BMC Oral Health

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