Table 3.
Characteristics of the population according to endodontic scores.
| Character | Endodontic Lesion Score | Endodontic Treatment Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score I | Score II | Score III | Score I | Score II | Score III | |||
| Mean (SD) | P 1 | Mean (SD) | P 1 | |||||
| Age (years) | 63.3 (9.2) | 63.1 (8.7) | 63.7 (9.8 | 0.924 | 63.3 (9.0) | 64.3 (9.0) | 62.5 (9.5) | 0.578 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.8 (5.0) | 27.8 (5.1) | 27.8 (4.4) | 0.990 | 27.7 (5.0) | 27.9 (4.8) | 28.2 (4.8) | 0.852 |
| Number of teeth | 18.1 (10.5) | 21.5 (7.3) | 22.0 (6.7) | <0.001 | 19.7 (9.3) | 23.2 (6.0) | 20.5 (8.0) | 0.031 |
| Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | |||||||
| Number of implants | 0.17 (0.04–0.29) | 0.10 (0.01–0.20) | 0.12 (0.04–0.28) | 0.696 | 0.15 (0.06–0.23) | 0.14 (0.07–0.35) | 0.02 (0.02–0.06) | 0.546 |
| Carious teeth | 0.68 (0.52–0.84) | 0.97 (0.75–1.18) | 1.74 (1.20–2.27) | <0.001 | 0.83 (0.69–0.98) | 1.24 (0.76–1.71) | 1.82 (1.10–2.53) | <0.001 |
| Root canal fillings | 0.95 (0.73–1.17) | 2.54 (2.26–2.82) | 3.91 (3.21–4.61) | <0.001 | 1.82 (1.61–2.02) | 4.65 (3.84–5.45) | 1.91 (1.28–2.54) | <0.001 |
| Inadequate root fillings | 0.41 (0.29–0.52) | 1.26 (1.10–1.42) | 2.07 (1.64–2.51) | <0.001 | 0.88 (0.76–1.00) | 2.33 (1.83–2.84) | 1.05 (0.65–1.44) | <0.001 |
| N (%) | P 2 | N (%) | P 2 | |||||
| N (%) | 189 (41.7) | 196 (43.3) | 68 (15.0) | 352 (77.7) | 51 (11.3) | 50 (11.0) | ||
| Sex (males) | 123 (65.1) | 132 (67.3) | 47 (69.1) | 0.803 | 234 (66.5) | 33 (64.7) | 35 (70.0) | 0.842 |
| Smoking (ever) | 92 (48.9) | 112 (57.1) | 35 (51.5) | 0.265 | 190 (54.1) | 23 (45.1) | 26 (52.0) | 0.478 |
| Hypertension | 122 (64.6) | 123 (63.4) | 41 (61.2) | 0.885 | 226 (64.6) | 30 (58.8) | 30 (61.2) | 0.683 |
| Diabetes (type I/II) | 39 (20.9) | 47 (24.2) | 14 (21.2) | 0.711 | 78 (22.4) | 11 (22.0) | 11 (22.4) | 0.998 |
| Dyslipidemia | 148 (78.3) | 165 (85.5) | 49 (73.1) | 0.050 | 285 (81.7) | 42 (84.0) | 35 (70.0) | 0.121 |
| Marginal periodontitis | 111 (58.7) | 154 (78.6) | 56 (82.4) | <0.001 | 244 (69.3) | 37 (72.5) | 40 (80.0) | 0.287 |
1 ANOVA; 2 Chi-square test; Endodontic lesion score: score I, no endodontic lesions; score II, patients with ≥1 widened periapical space and/or 1 tooth with apical periodontitis; and score III, patients with ≥2 teeth with apical periodontitis. Endodontic treatment score: score I, no endodontic lesions; score II, apical periodontitis only in teeth with root canal fillings; score III, apical periodontitis in teeth without root canal fillings.