Table 2.

Demographic data of patients and controls.

Groups	Patients (denture wearer)	Control (dentate)
Demographic data
Age	70.6 ± 10.2	65.8 ± 8.6
Gender (female/male)	21/29	22/28
Educational level
Primary school	13	11
High school	37	39
Marital status
Single	0	0
Married	50	50
Labour status
Retired	28	36
Self-employment	11	6
Housewife	11	8
Presence of HHV8	8	0