Saliva pH and Flow Rate in Patients with Periodontal Disease and Associated Cardiovascular Disease

26 July 2021 : Clinical Research

Pompilia Camelia Lăzureanu^1ABDEF, Florina Popescu^2ADEF*, Anca Tudor^3ACDE, Laura Stef^4BD, Alina Gabriela Negru^5D, Romeo Mihăilă^6ADEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.931362

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e931362

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Table 2 Patient reevaluation 3 months after oral hygienization.

Variables	Periodontal disease				p Value
Variables	Without (n=53)	Stage I (n=44)	Stage II (n=35)	Stage III and IV (n=23)	p Value
(initial moment)	6.9±80.21	6.84±0.19	6.59±0.37	6.25±0.32	<0.001^**
(3months after)	6.99±0.17	6.88±0.16	6.70±0.25	6.30±0.17	<0.001^**
(initial moment)	0.39±0.05	0.35±0.05	0.32±0.06	0.28±0.04	<0.001^**
(3 months after)	0.39±0.04	0.36±0.04	0.32±0.05	0.29±0.07	<0.001^**
(initial moment)	0.11±0.61	1.55±0.76	3.43±0.7	4.13±2.05	<0.001^**
(3 months after)	0.16±0.8	1.69±0.76	3.42±0.65	4.31±1.44	0.41^**
(initial moment)	0.59±0.50	1.09±0.75	2.09±0.87	2.40±1.64	<0.001^**
(3 months after)	0.21±0.30	0.17±0.23	0.43±0.49	0.68±0.58	0.068^**
CAL – clinical attachment loss; OHI-S – oral health index-simplified. ^** Kruskal-Wallis test.

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