Table 4.
Overall stomatitis (localized, generalized and hyperplastic)
| Stomatitis | n (1) | n (2) | n (3) | (1) | (2) | (3) | p value | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper (1) vs. lower (2) | 73 | 55 | - | 34 (46.6.%) | 15 (27.3%) | - | 0.029 | 0.17 (0.03–0.85) |
| Smoker (1) vs. non-smoker (2) | 97 | 31 | - | 36 (371%) | 13 (41.9%) | - | 0.674 | 0.82 (0.36–1.87) |
| Plaque > 40% (1) vs. plaque ≤ 40% (2) | 33 | 94 | - | 17 (51.5%) | 32 (34.0%) | - | 0.097 | 2.06 (0.91–4.67) |
| Students (1) vs. non-students (2) | 83 | 45 | - | 33 (39.8%) | 16 (35.6%) | - | 0.705 | 1.20 (0.56–2.55) |
| Denture wearing: day only (1) vs. night and day (2) | 39 | 89 | - | 11 (28.2%) | 38 (42.7%) | - | 0.166 | 1.90 (0.83–4.33) |
| Cleaning: < 2/day (1) vs. > 2/day (2) | 98 | 30 | - | 29 (29.6%) | 20 (66.7%) | - | 0.000 | 4.76 (1.88–12.03) |
| Design: non-cover (1) vs. cover (2) | 29 | 99 | - | 7 (24.1%) | 42 (42.4%) | - | 0.086 | 2.32 (0.89–6.02) |
| Abutment-teeth: ≤ 3 (1) vs. > 3 (2) | 114 | 14 | - | 42 (36.8%) | 7 (50.0%) | - | 0.389 | 1.71 (0.56–5.27) |
| Attachment: ball (1) vs. cylindrical (2) | 111 | 15 | - | 43 (38.7%) | 4 (26.7%) | - | 0.411 | 0.58 (0.17–1.94) |
| Use of CHX daily (1) vs occasionally (2) vs never (3) | 27 | 22 | 79 | 12 (44.4%) | 13 (59.1%) | 24 (30.4%) | 0.036 | - |
Frequency (%) of denture stomatitis, for different subgroups; p values (exact Fisher test), odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI)