Oral Health of Parkinson’s Disease Patients: A Case-Control Study
Table 3
Frequencies, including percentages, of the objective oral health variables of the Parkinson’s disease patients (PD) and the control subjects (control) and statistically significant group differences.
Variables
PD
Control
Statistical test
All persons
Number of persons with an edentulous maxilla
14 (18.9%)
14 (18.9%)
Number of persons with an edentulous maxilla and mandible
9 (12.2%)
9 (12.2%)
Number of persons with a soft tissue lesion
20 (27.0%)
18 (24.3%)
Number of complete maxillary removable dental prostheses
14
15
Number of complete mandibular removable dental prostheses
9
9
Number of partial maxillary removable dental prostheses
8
7
Number of partial mandibular removable dental prostheses
10
9
Dentate persons
Mean number of teeth
21.2
22.5
Number of teeth with carious lesions
74
12
Mann–Whitney U test; ,
Number of teeth with restorations
466
518
Number of tooth root remnants
24
5
Mann–Whitney U test; ,
Amount of biofilm and food (scores 2 and 3)
39 (60%)
20 (31%)
;
Mean number of posterior functional tooth units, including (implant-supported) single- and multiunit fixed dental prostheses
