26 July 2021>: Clinical Research
Saliva pH and Flow Rate in Patients with Periodontal Disease and Associated Cardiovascular Disease
Pompilia Camelia Lăzureanu 1ABDEF , Florina Popescu 2ADEF** , Anca Tudor 3ACDE* , Laura Stef 4BD , Alina Gabriela Negru 5D , Romeo Mihăilă 6ADEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.931362
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e931362
Table 2 Patient reevaluation 3 months after oral hygienization.
Variables | Periodontal disease | p Value | |||
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Without (n=53) | Stage I (n=44) | Stage II (n=35) | Stage III and IV (n=23) | ||
(initial moment) | 6.9±80.21 | 6.84±0.19 | 6.59±0.37 | 6.25±0.32 | ** |
(3months after) | 6.99±0.17 | 6.88±0.16 | 6.70±0.25 | 6.30±0.17 | ** |
(initial moment) | 0.39±0.05 | 0.35±0.05 | 0.32±0.06 | 0.28±0.04 | ** |
(3 months after) | 0.39±0.04 | 0.36±0.04 | 0.32±0.05 | 0.29±0.07 | ** |
(initial moment) | 0.11±0.61 | 1.55±0.76 | 3.43±0.7 | 4.13±2.05 | ** |
(3 months after) | 0.16±0.8 | 1.69±0.76 | 3.42±0.65 | 4.31±1.44 | 0.41** |
(initial moment) | 0.59±0.50 | 1.09±0.75 | 2.09±0.87 | 2.40±1.64 | ** |
(3 months after) | 0.21±0.30 | 0.17±0.23 | 0.43±0.49 | 0.68±0.58 | 0.068** |
CAL – clinical attachment loss; OHI-S – oral health index-simplified. ** Kruskal-Wallis test. |