From: Influence of cognitive impairment and dementia on oral health and the utilization of dental services
noDem MMSE 28–30 (n = 26) | mCI MMSE 25–27 (n = 29) | mDem MMSE 18–24 (n = 27) | modDem MMSE 10–17 (n = 30) | sDem MMSE < 10 (n = 25) | p | ||
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Tooth status | Index | Median (Range) Mean ± SD | Median (Range) Mean ± SD | Median (Range) Mean ± SD | Median (Range) Mean ± SD | Median (Range) Mean ± SD | |
Caries experience | DMFT | 28.5 (18–32) 27.8 ± 3.7 | 27 (17–32) 26.8 ± 3.9 | 27 (20–32) 26.9 ± 3.2 | 29.5 (18–32) 27.4 ± 4.7 | 26 (14–32) 25.9 ± 6.1 | 0.696 |
Median (Range) | Median (Range) | Median (Range) | Median (Range) | Median (Range) | |||
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Decayed teeth | DT | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–6) | 0 (0–8) | 1 (0–7) | 0 (0–20) | 0.001 |
Missing teeth | MT | 19 (4–29) | 15 (4–30) | 10 (3–28) | 13 (4–31) | 13 (0–30) | 0.152 |
Filled teeth | FT | 8.5 (3–21) | 10 (0–22) | 14 (2–24) | 11 (0–24) | 8 (1–24) | 0.075 |
Decayed-filled teeth | DF | 9 (3–21) | 13 (1–22) | 14 (2–24) | 12.5 (1–27) | 8 (2–31) | 0.079 |