Table.
Demographics and Characteristics of Sjögren’s and Healthy Subjects.
| Characteristic | Sjögren’s | Healthy | P (Mann-Whitney) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 57 ± 10.7 | 54 ± 10.6 | NS |
| Number of missing teeth | 3.0 ± 3.4 | 2.2 ± 2.3 | NS |
| Number of sites with pocket depth ≤4 mm | 7.9 ± 1.5 | 6.0 ± 1.1 | NS |
| Number of sites with Attachment loss ≤4 mm | 43.9 ± 4.7 | 29.4 ± 3.6 | 0.029 |
| Bleeding on probing | 30.4 ± 26.1 | 30.7 ± 24.6 | NS |
| Frequency of dental visits, per year | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.0001 |
| Frequency of brushing, per day | 2.2 | 2 | NS |
| Number of medications | 5.4 ± 3.8 | 0 | 0.0001 |
| DMFS (including crowns) a | 56.6 ± 30.7 | 40 ± 27.6 | 0.007 |
| Mean number of incipient root carious surfaces | 0.4 ± 1.1 | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 0.027 |
| Mean number of cavitated root surfaces | 0.7 ± 0.7 | 0.0 ± 0.2 | 0.003 |
| Mean number of filled root surfaces | 2.2 ± 3.8 | 0.8 ± 1.6 | 0.003 |
DMFS, Decayed, Missing, Filled surfaces; NS, not significant.
a
No difference in number of coronal surfaces with caries or the number of crowns; DMFS without crowns is not significant.