Table 2.

Clinical features of all and EDSS-subgrouped MS individuals

	L-DS MS group		H-DS MS group		p	All MS participants
	n	mean ± SD	n	mean ± SD		n	mean ± SD	range
Age, years	55	36.15 ± 9.14	25	42.28 ± 11.02	0.011*	80	38.06 ± 10.11	18–62
Disease duration, years	55	5.84 ± 5.66	25	13.08 ± 7.47	0.0001*	80	8.10 ± 7.09	1–34
Relapse frequency (in the last 2 years)a	41	2.00 ± 1.22	18	2.44 ± 2.18	0.321	59	2.14 ± 1.57	1–10
Periodontal-dental parameters
PIb	55	1.07 ± 0.83	23	1.85 ± 1.01	0.001*	78	1.30 ± 0.95	0–3
PDb	55	2.05 ± 0.51	23	2.43 ± 0.70	0.043*	78	2.16 ± 0.59	1–4
GIb	55	0.71 ± 0.58	23	1.09 ± 0.80	0.024*	78	0.83 ± 0.67	0–3
CALb	55	2.10 ± 0.57	23	2.51 ± 0.82	0.054	78	2.22 ± 0.67	1–5
DMFT index	55	10.45 ± 7.62	25	11.32 ± 9.51	0.665	80	10.73 ± 8.21	0–28
D	55	1.13 ± 1.81	25	0.96 ± 1.39	0.684	80	1.08 ± 1.69	0–9
M	55	5.34 ± 6.14	25	9.00 ± 8.95	0.076	80	6.49 ± 7.29	0–28
F	55	3.98 ± 4.98	25	1.36 ± 2.88	0.024*	80	3.16 ± 4.58	0–18
Present teeth	55	22.65 ± 6.14	25	19.00 ± 8.95	0.076	80	21.51 ± 7.29	0–28

^*p < 0.05.

^aTwenty-one patients did not have an MS relapse in the last 2 years.

^bTwo patients in the H-DS MS group were edentulous.

D = Decayed teeth; M = missing teeth; F = filled teeth.