Table 2.
Dental and periodontal status
| orPT (n = 48) Mean ± SD n/n |
vbMT (n = 52) Mean ± SD n/n |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental status | |||
| Number of teeth | 28.77 ± 1.88 | 28.42 ± 1.73 | 0.34a |
| Filled teeth(0/1–5/> 5 teeth) | 14/22/12 | 23/25/4 | 0.05 b |
| Crowned teeth (0/1–5/> 5 teeth) | 43/5/0 | 51/1/0 | 0.10b |
| Decayed teeth (0/1–5/> 5 teeth) | 48/0/0 | 48/4/0 | 0.12b |
| Periodontal status | |||
| Recessionsc (0/1–5/> 5 sites) | 30/12/6 | 24/21/7 | 0.23b |
| Periodontal pocket depths > 3 mm (0/1–5/> 5 sites) | 28/17/3 | 33/15/4 | 0.73b |
orPT habitual users of oscillating-rotating powered toothbrushes, vbMT habitual users of manual toothbrushes with vertical bristles, a t-test, b χ2-test, c measured values were in the range of 1-3 mm, recessions > 3 mm were not detected