Table 2 Oral health status- comparisons among xerostomia, Sicca syndrome, Sjögren’s syndrome patients and their controls

DMFS

Total

114 (100)

228

(100)

0.037*

24 (100)

48

(100)

0.032*

31 (100)

62 (100)

0.003*

Mean

(SD)

74.6 (34.4)

66.3 (35.4)

88.3 (34.0)

70.1 (33.9)

95.7 (31.5)

74.0

(33.2)

Median (interquartile range)

73

(54)

60

(58)

86

(62)

73

(54)

105

(56)

75

(54)

DS

Mean

(SD)

2.7

(6.3)

3.2

(7.8)

0.370

3.9

(5.5)

2.7

(4.6)

0.251

5.5

(11.4)

1.4

(2.9)

0.015

Median (interquartile range)

0

(2)

1

(3)

1.5

(5)

1

(4)

1

(5)

0

(1)

MS

Mean

(SD)

40.7

(40.6)

35.1

(40.0)

0.233

43.8

(38.0)

39.7

(32.7)

0.344

65.2

(42.7)

27.1

(18.4)

0.001

Median (interquartile range)

35

(52)

30

(54)

46

(45)

35

(44)

61

(77)

27

(25)

FS

Mean

(SD)

31.2

(21.3)

28.0

(20.1)

0.207

37.0

(33.0)

26.4

(18.6)

0.903

22.6

(23.5)

45.4

(36.9)

0.002

Median (interquartile range)

29

(31)

26

(28)

35

(43)

26

(31)

13

(42)

41

(52)

Number of teeth

Total

114 (100)

228

(100)

0.421

24 (100)

48

(100)

0.018*

31 (100)

62 (100)

0.005*

Mean

(SD)

20.6 (9.1)

21.4 (8.8)

15.9 (10.1)

21.7 (8.4)

13.8 (10.0)

20.1

(9.2)

Median (interquartile range)

23

(11)

24

(10)

19

(19)

24

(11)

13

(17)

21

(12)

Extent of teeth with signs of erosive tooth wear

Total

114 (100)

228

(100)

0.412

20 (100)

47 (100)

0.856

25 (100)

58

(100)

0.984

Mean

(SD)

36.2 (35.0)

39.5 (36.3)

43.8 (38.2)

45.3 (28.5)

37.7 (33.5)

37.3 (32.1)

Median (interquartile range)

40.5

(69)

39.5

(71)

39

(79)

48

(39)

39

(59)

38

(63)

Extent of periodontal pocketing

Total

107

(100)

218

(100)

0.637

20 (100)

47

(100)

0.002*

25 (100)

58

(100)

0.040*

Mean

(SD)

Median (interquartile range)

34.7 (30.5)

33.6 (30.8)

20.7

(28.6)

41.1

(31.0)

21.2 (24.1)

34.8

(34.2)

28

(45)

25

(48)

9

(33)

38

(52)

18

(31)

29

(51)