3.1. Study Sample at Baseline
denture, edentulous, TmQHI.The
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Inpatient characteristics of the IG and CG at baseline are presented in One fifth were male. In the IG, 13 inpatients had complete dentures in the mandible and maxilla. Another 6 inpatients were partially edentulous in the maxilla and had single dentures and 18 inpatients had removable partial dentures. In the mandible, another 3 inpatients had single dentures and 18 inpatients in the IG wore removable partial dentures.There were also 13 edentulous inpatients in the CG. All wore dentures in the maxilla, but one of these patients lost his single denture of the mandible before hospitalization. Furthermore, another 6 inpatients had single dentures in the maxilla and 17 patients had removable partial dentures. In the mandible, another 19 patients of the CG had removable partial dentures. On average, all inpatients possessed 8.4 ± 8.4 and dentate inpatients 11.8 ± 7.6 remaining teeth.There was no significant difference in oral health parameters between the groups at baseline, except the DHI and TmQHI.The plaque values at baseline are shown in In younger inpatients, the DHI scores were significantly higher in the CG (