Patterns and predictors of periodontal disease and tooth loss among users of smokeless tobacco

BMC Oral Health

Table 3 Predictors of CPI score, tooth mobility and tooth loss

SLT consumption		CPI score			Tooth mobility			Tooth loss
SLT consumption		1 & 2	3 & 5	P value	No/mild	Moderate/severe	P value	Absent	Present	P value
Betel quid with tobacco (paan)		57	31		73	15		69	19
gutka		84	24		99	9		94	14
Nawar		48	19		59	8		54	13
Dry packet		15	7		20	2		18	4
Mawa/mainpuri		45	23		59	9		52	16
Betel nut		3	10		4	9		3	10
others		7	4		10	1		8	3
Using SLT for years	Less than 5	146	22	< 0.001	162	6	< 0.001	154	14	< 0.001
Using SLT for years	5 or more	113	96	< 0.001	162	47	< 0.001	144	65	< 0.001
Retention of SLT in mouth in minutes	Less than 5	132	60	0.983	162	6	0.555	155	37	0.413
Retention of SLT in mouth in minutes	5 or more	127	58	0.983	162	47	0.555	143	42	0.413
Frequency of using SLT in a day	Less than 5	109	40	0.132	133	16	0.134	120	29	0.565
Frequency of using SLT in a day	5 or more	150	78	0.132	191	37	0.134	178	50	0.565

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