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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Periodontol. 2015 Feb 12;86(7):906–916. doi: 10.1902/jop.2015.140546

Table 3.

Study Participant's Self-Perceived Oral Health, Level of Saliva and Importance of Dental Health

Perceived Oral Health No AI use (n=29) AI use (n=29) P-Value*
Mean SD Mean SD
How would you describe the health of your teeth? 3.69 ± 0.96 3.14 ± 1.18 0.056
How would you describe the health of your gums? 3.34± 1.04 2.97 ± 1.29 0.22
How much saliva do you have? 4.34± 0.97 4.03 ±1.08 0.25
How important is your dental health? 4.97± 0.18 4.72 ± 0.75 0.09
*

Two sample t-test