04 May 2023 : Clinical Research
Assessment of Periodontal Health Among Removable and Fixed Partial Denture Wearers in Aseer Region of Saudi Arabia
Asim Alsir Elmahdi1ABD, Mohamed Fadul A. ElagibDOI: 10.12659/MSM.940322
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940322
Table 4 Comparison of periodontal parameters of natural and retainer teeth in different types of prostheses.
| Type of prosthesis | Natural | Retainer | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| PI | Fixed | 1.20 | 0.46 | 1.56 | 0.62 | 0.001** |
| Removable | 1.29 | 0.60 | 1.64 | 0.57 | 0.001** | |
| Both | 1.44 | 0.40 | 2.09 | 0.53 | 0.01* | |
| GI | Fixed | 1.18 | 0.63 | 1.62 | 0.72 | 0.001** |
| Removable | 1.15 | 0.65 | 1.65 | 0.62 | 0.001** | |
| Both | 1.36 | 0.38 | 2.01 | 0.58 | 0.001** | |
| CSI | Fixed | 0.67 | 0.30 | 0.71 | 0.46 | 0.09ns |
| Removable | 0.82 | 0.43 | 0.89 | 0.60 | 0.095ns | |
| Both | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.73 | 0.35 | 0.01* | |
| PI | Anterior | 1.15 | 0.47 | 1.28 | 0.61 | 0.092ns |
| Posterior | 1.19 | 0.43 | 1.63 | 0.61 | 0.001** | |
| Both | 1.66 | 0.54 | 1.96 | 0.53 | 0.026* | |
| GI | Anterior | 1.07 | 0.69 | 1.41 | 0.82 | 0.001** |
| Posterior | 1.16 | 0.58 | 1.66 | 0.69 | 0.001** | |
| Both | 1.78 | 0.59 | 2.07 | 0.36 | 0.074ns | |
| CSI | Anterior | 0.68 | 0.32 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.406ns |
| Posterior | 0.65 | 0.30 | 0.74 | 0.43 | 0.002** | |
| Both | 0.69 | 0.40 | 0.76 | 0.38 | 0.432ns | |
| PI | 1 unit | 1.16 | 0.41 | 1.39 | 0.65 | 0.003** |
| 2 units | 1.39 | 0.50 | 1.85 | 0.59 | 0.001** | |
| 3 units and more | 1.05 | 0.39 | 1.46 | 0.53 | 0.001** | |
| GI | 1 unit | 1.19 | 0.50 | 1.52 | 0.75 | 0.001** |
| 2 units | 1.41 | 0.53 | 1.96 | 0.72 | 0.001** | |
| 3 units and more | 0.96 | 0.62 | 1.42 | 0.65 | 0.001** | |
| CSI | 1 unit | 0.68 | 0.28 | 0.70 | 0.52 | 0.798ns |
| 2 units | 0.81 | 0.24 | 0.84 | 0.30 | 0.532ns | |
| 3 units and more | 0.62 | 0.31 | 0.70 | 0.44 | 0.03* | |
| ns not significant; * ** PI – plaque index; GI – gingival index; CSI – calculus surface index; SD – standard deviation. | ||||||






