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Dental and periodondal characteristics of the acromegalic patients.
| Variables | Value/number |
|---|---|
| Dental assessment | |
| Number of tooth decays per patient (D) | 0.48 ± 0.82 |
| Number of missing teeth per patient (M) | 9.4 ± 7.8 |
| Number of filled teeth per patient (F) | 9.1 ± 4.8 |
| DMFT Index (D + M + F) | 19.0 ± 7.8 |
| Periodontal assessment | |
| Healthy gums, n | 4 |
| All gingivitis, n | 16 |
| Isolated gingivitis, n | 7 |
| Gingivitis associated with localized periodontitis elsewhere, n | 9 |
| All chronic periodontitis, n | 18 |
| Localized chronic periodontitis, n | 13 |
| Generalized chronic periodontitis, n | 5 |
| Severe chronic periodontitis , n | 0 |
| Pocket depth (mm) | 4.5 ± 0.5 |
| Number of teeth with pockets in patients with periodontitis (n = 17) | 4.4 ± 3.6 |
| Sites with bleeding on probinga (%) | 6.5 ± 7.8 |
| Site with dental plaquea (%) | 14 ± 21 |
| Gingival biotype | |
| Thin, n | 1 |
| Medium, n | 19 |
| Thick, n | 9 |
| Gingival hypertrophy, n | 1 |
| Hypercementosis, n | 2 |
| Oral bony outgrowths | |
| Mandibular tori, n | 4 |
| Maxillary tori, n | 4 |
| Vestibular exostosis, n | 3 |
| All patient with bony outgrowths, n | 11 |
Number of assessed patients: n = 29. Probing was performed at six sites for each tooth to assess pocket presence and depth, bleeding on probing and plaque presence. Data are given as absolute numbers or mean ± s.d.
aFrequency expressed as a percentage of all probed sites per patient.