Table 3.

Comparison of oral health status parameters.

Variable	Total	Can perform oral self-care	Cannot perform oral self-care	P value
BOE score
Swallowing	1.27 ± 0.58	1.06 ± 0.25	1.50 ± 0.73	<.01
Lips	1.39 ± 0.52	1.26 ± 0.45	1.53 ± 0.57	.04
Tongue	1.61 ± 0.75	1.29 ± 0.53	1.90 ± 0.80	<.01
Saliva	1.56 ± 0.64	1.35 ± 0.49	1.77 ± 0.73	.01
Mucous membranes	1.23 ± 0.42	1.13 ± 0.34	1.33 ± 0.48	.06
Gingiva	1.47 ± 0.54	1.39 ± 0.56	1.53 ± 0.51	.29
Teeth, dentures	1.74 ± 0.77	1.61 ± 0.72	1.83 ± 0.79	.26
Odor	1.69 ± 0.62	1.58 ± 0.62	1.80 ± 0.61	.17
Total	11.7 ± 3.03	10.68 ± 2.26	13.20 ± 3.22	<.01
DMFT index
DT	1.03 ± 1.39	1.13 ± 1.28	0.83 ± 1.42	.40
MT	9.40 ± 10.26	7.61 ± 10.48	11.53 ± 9.87	.14
FT	3.95 ± 4.19	4.61 ± 4.53	3.00 ± 3.48	.13
DMFT	14.39 ± 9.46	13.35 ± 8.88	15.37 ± 10.21	.41
Tooth mobility	0.65 ± 1.37	0.39 ± 0.76	0.87 ± 1.78	.18
Remaining teeth	18.56 ± 10.27	20.35 ± 10.46	16.43 ± 9.90	.14
Plaque index	1.14 ± 0.95	0.90 ± 0.74	1.40 ± 1.09	.05
Gingival index	0.73 ± 0.59	0.58 ± 0.52	0.87 ± 0.65	.07
Caries activity score	56.82 ± 15.91	58.10 ± 15.63	54.75 ± 16.07	.43