Table 1.
Clinical and oral parameters based on the periapical index score (data as mean ± SD. Unpaired Mann–Whitney test).
| All Subjects (n = 94) | PAI ≤ 3 (n = 44) |
PAI > 3 (n = 50) |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) |
54.53 ± 14.22 | 55.40 ± 14.48 | 53.76 ± 13.54 | p = 0.36 |
| Weight (kg) |
71.39 ± 13.89 | 73.52 ± 15.63 | 69.31 ± 11.99 | p = 0.12 |
| Height (cm) |
169.67 ± 13.22 | 171.13 ± 07.92 | 169.35 ± 16.36 | p = 0.4 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
25.66 ± 13.16 | 24.92 ± 4.03 | 23.71 ± 2.84 | p = 0.20 |
| Stress Score (Scale 0 to 10) |
4.68 ± 2.68 | 4.71 ± 2.85 | 4.56 ± 2.52 | p = 0.55 |
| DMF index (decayed, missing and filled) |
14.63 ± 5.38 | 15.25 ± 5.83 | 14.10 ± 4.95 | p = 0.31 |
| Number of decayed teeth (D) | 0.51 ± 1.00 | 0.60 ± 1.10 | 0.42 ± 0.90 | p = 0.36 |
| Number of missing teeth (M) | 5.62 ± 3.86 | 6.18 ± 4.37 | 8.96 ± 3.48 | p = 0.18 |
| Number of filled teeth (F) | 8.80 ± 4.02 | 8.63 ± 4.60 | 5.14 ± 3.32 | p = 0.63 |
| Number of dental brushings/day | 2.01 ± 0.59 | 2.045 ± 0,52 | 1.98 ± 0,65 | p = 0.60 |
| PAI score | 3.64 ± 1.09 | 2.63 ± 0.48 | 4.56 ± 0.50 | p < 0.0001 |