Research Article
Survey of Torus Palatinus in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis
Table 3
Comparison of the molar relationship and plaque index between hemodialysis patients with and without TP (n = 322).
| | Variable | All patients (n = 322) | Patients with TP (n = 93) | Patients without TP (n = 229) | P value |
| | Molar relationship | | | | 0.198 | | None, n (%) | 177 (55.0) | 48 (51.6) | 129 (56.3) | | | Class I, n (%) | 86 (26.7) | 32 (34.4) | 54 (23.6) | | Class II, n (%) | 38 (11.8) | 9 (9.7) | 29 (12.7) | | Class III, n (%) | 21 (6.5) | 4 (4.3) | 17 (7.4) |
| | Plaque index | | | | 0.336 | | No teeth, n (%) | 13 (4.0) | 1 (1.1) | 12 (5.2) | | | 1, n (%) | 8 (2.5) | 1 (1.1) | 7 (3.1) | | 2, n (%) | 44 (13.7) | 11 (11.8) | 33 (14.4) | | 3, n (%) | 160 (49.7) | 52 (55.9) | 108 (47.2) | | 4, n (%) | 79 (24.5) | 24 (25.8) | 55 (24.0) | | 5, n (%) | 18 (5.6) | 4 (4.3) | 14 (6.1) |
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TP: torus palatinus.
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