Integrity of the Oral Tissues in Patients with Solid-Organ Transplants

Table 1

Clinical and demographic characteristics of the study sample.

	Total	Men	Women	P
	40	22	18
Age (years)	49.4±13.9	50.5±12.8	48.1±15.3
Type of transplant
Liver	17	8	9	NS
Renal	14	10	4	NS
Cardiac	8	3	5	NS
Cardiac-renal	1	1	0
Time since transplant (months)	57.8 ± 49	67 ± 57.6	46.4±35.9
Number of drugs consumed
0–2	2	2	0	NS
3–5	37	19	18	NS
6 or more	1	1	0	NS
Total	40	22	18	NS
Frequency of brushing
0-1 times per day	1	1	0	NS
2-3 times per day	31	20	11	NS
4 times per day	8	1	7	𝑃<0.01
Oral Hygiene Index
0	16	10	6	NS
1	18	8	10	NS
2	6	4	2	NS
3	0	0	0
Damage from caries (DMFT)	14.7±6.7	15.4±6.4	14.1±7.1	NS
Gingival enlargement	4	3	1	NS
Oral mucosa lesions
Fissured tongue	7	4	3	NS
Candidiasis	3	3	0	NS
Herpes simplex	1	0	1	NS
Canker sores	1	1	0	NS
Other	11	7	4	NS
No lesion	21	10	11	NS
Hyposalivation	3	1	2	NS