Table 4.
Dental Disease at Baseline
| Variable | All Sites | BWH | UPENN | CMC | UConn | NYU | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of Teeth (mean(SD)) DMFS*: | 22.9 (5.9) | 23.5 (5.6) | 24.1 (4.3) | 21.7 (6.7) | 22.0 (7.6) | 21.2 (5.8) | 0.0173 |
| Score (mean(SD)) | 33.5 (19.9) | 39.0 (21.5) | 34.8 (20.0) | 29.1 (18.0) | 29.1 (16.3) | 28.2 (18.9) | 0.0023 |
| D | 1.6 (3.6) | 0.7(2.0) | 2.3 (4.2) | 1.8 (3.2) | 1.6 (2.8) | 1.7 (5.5) | 0.0673 |
| M | 4.5 (5.8) | 3.2 (5.0) | 3.5 (4.2) | 5.8 (6.8) | 5.3 (7.8) | 6.4 (5.9) | 0.0037 |
| F | 27.3 (20.7) | 35.1 (22.1) | 29.1 (19.6) | 21.5 (19.3) | 22.2 (17.5) | 20.2 (19.2) | <.0001 |
| Whole Mouth Avg. CAL (mm mean(SD))** | 1.8 (0.9) | 1.8 (0.6) | 1.5 (0.9) | 1.8 (0.6) | 1.7 (1.1) | 2.4 (1.1) | <.0001 |
| % (SD) sites with CAL ≥ 2mm | 52.0% (25.8) | 55.3% (21.4) | 38.1% (22.3) | 55.0% (20.2) | 45.2% (27.7) | 74.7% (25.8) | <.0001 |
| Whole Mouth Avg. PD (mm mean (SD))# | 2.4 (0.5) | 2.3 (0.5) | 2.8 (0.4) | 2.4 (0.5) | 2.1 (0.4) | 2.2 (0.5) | <.0001 |
| % (SD) sites with PD ≥ 4mm | 12.2% (13.5) | 8.5% (9.2) | 22.2% (22.2) | 8.6% (13.2) | 7.8% (9.6) | 7.8% (8.6) | <.0001 |
| % (SD) sites with BOP## | 13.6% (15.2) | 8.0% (9.2) | 12.5% (9.1) | 14.1% (13.0) | 9.6% (9.7) | 28.9% (26.3) | <.0001 |
| Mouth avg. (SD) Plaque Index | 0.9 (0.6) | 0.7 (0.6) | 1.1 (0.4) | 0.4 (0.4) | 1.0 (0.7) | 1.2 (0.5) | <.0001 |
| # (%) w/ ≥1 tooth Mobility>0 | 121 (39.7%) | 42 (51.9%) | 28 (32.9%) | 17 (29.3%) | 13 (35.1%) | 21 (47.7%) | 0.02433 |
| # (%) w/ >1 tooth Furcation >0 | 230 (80.4%) | 72 (94.7%) | 71 (88.8%) | 32 (62.7%) | 26 (70.3%) | 29 (69.0%) | <.0001 |
| Radiographic | |||||||
| N forms filed | 356 | 95 | 104 | 69 | 38 | 49 | |
| Any Dental Implants (# (%)) | 23 (6.5%) | 13 (13.7%) | 5 (4.8%) | 2 (2.9%) | 2 (5.3%) | 1 (2.0%) | 0.0280 |
*
DMFS=Decayed, Missing, Filled Surfaces
**
CAL=Clinical Attachment Loss
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PD=Probing Depth
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BOP=Bleeding on Probing