Table 3. Patients dental conditions and its relation to unstimulated whole salivary flow rate (UWSFR) .
Variables | Number (%) | UWSFR (ml/min) |
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Mean (SD) | Range | P value* | |||
Decayed teeth | None | 66 (27.0) | 0.50 (0.31) | 0.12 - 1.30 | 0.28 |
1 - 5 | 136 (55.7) | 0.46 (0.24) | 0.10 - 1.60 | ||
> 5 | 42 (17.2) | 0.42 (0.15) | 0.16 - 0.70 | ||
Missing teeth | None | 137 (56.1) | 0.54 (0.28) | 0.12 - 1.60 | < 0.001 |
1 - 5 | 94 (38.5) | 0.38 (0.15) | 0.10 - 0.78 | ||
> 5 | 13 (5.3) | 0.24 (0.08) | 0.12 - 0.40 | ||
Restored teeth | None | 56 (23.0) | 0.57 (0.27) | 0.12 - 1.30 | 0.002 |
1 - 5 | 143 (58.6) | 0.43 (0.23) | 0.10 - 1.24 | ||
> 5 | 45 (18.4) | 0.42 (0.25) | 0.12 - 1.60 | ||
DMFT | 0 | 18 (7.4) | 0.64 (0.33) | 0.16 - 1.30 | < 0.001 |
1 - 5 | 83 (34.0) | 0.50 (0.27) | 0.12 - 1.24 | ||
6 - 10 | 73 (29.9) | 0.46 (0.25) | 0.10 - 1.60 | ||
11 - 15 | 48 (19.7) | 0.41 (0.14) | 0.16 - 0.70 | ||
> 15 | 22 (9.0) | 0.29 (0.13) | 0.12 - 0.70 |
(*P value of ANOVA)