Table 4.
Results of the dental examination in the total cohort and between groups at baseline and follow-up, significance level: p < 0.05.
| Total | HTx (n = 31) | LVAD (n = 43) | HF (n = 14) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 12 Months | p-value | Baseline | 12 Months | p-value | Baseline | 12 Months | p-value | Baseline | 12 Months | p-value | |
| D-T | 0.4 ± 1.5 | 0.6 ± 1.1 | 0.03 | 0.4 ± 1.0 | 0.7 ± 1.2 | 0.12 | 0.6 ± 2.0 | 0.5 ± 1.1 | 0.43 | 0 | 0.4 ± 0.9 | 0.11 |
| M-T | 10.7 ± 9.0 | 11.1 ± 9.2 | <0.01 | 6.7 ± 7.3 | 6.8 ± 7.5 | 0.32 | 13.9 ± 8.8 | 14.4 ± 9.0 | <0.01 | 9.8 ± 9.9 | 10.3 ± 9.9 | 0.03 |
| F-T | 7.2 ± 5.2 | 7.2 ± 5.3 | 0.80 | 9.2 ± 5.5 | 9.4 ± 5.8 | 0.55 | 5.7 ± 4.4 | 5.7 ± 4.3 | 0.82 | 7.4 ± 5.3 | 7.1 ± 5.7 | 0.82 |
| DMF-T | 18.3 ± 6.8 | 18.8 ± 6.7 | 0.01 | 16.4 ± 6.7 | 16.8 ± 6.8 | 0.09 | 20.2 ± 6.1 | 20.7 ± 5.9 | 0.07 | 17.1 ± 7.7 | 17.8 ± 7.5 | 0.35 |
| Dental treatment need | 16% | 25% | 0.13 | 23% | 29% | 0.75 | 16% | 23% | 0.51 | 0% | 21% | 0.30 |
| Periodontal treatment need | 91% | 75% | <0.01 | 97% | 87% | 0.25 | 88% | 70% | 0.01 | 86% | 64% | 0.25 |
| Overall treatment need | 91% | 81% | 0.01 | 97% | 90% | 0.50 | 88% | 74% | 0.03 | 86% | 79% | 0.99 |
HTx: heart transplantation, LVAD: left-ventricular assist device, HF: heart failure, mv: mean value, sd: standard deviation, D-T: number of decayed teeth, M-T: number of missing teeth, F-T: number of filled teeth, DMF-T: decayed-, missing- and filled-teeth index, significant values are highlighted in bold.