Introduction
Materials and methods
Patients
Radiological evaluation
Questionnaire
Statistics
Results
Patients
Location | |
---|---|
Mouth floor next to alveolar bone | n = 44 (25%) |
Tongue next to alveolar bone | n = 41 (23%) |
Alveolar bone mandible | n = 36 (20%) |
Alveolar bone maxilla | n = 9 (5%) |
Palate next to maxillary alveolar bone | n = 7 (4%) |
Cheek next to alveolar bone | n = 6 (3%) |
Multiple locations including proximity of alveolar bone | n = 35 (20%) |
Univariate analysis
Radiological evaluation
Questionnaire
OSCC | Control | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Teeth brushing >1/d
| 58/69 (84%) | 115/123 (94%) |
0.045
|
Frequency of oral rinse/week
| 6 (SD 8) | 4 (SD 5) |
0.015
|
Use of dental floss
| 21/69 (30%) | 76/123 (62%) |
<0.0001
|
Time to last dental examination ≤ 6 months
| 50/69 (72%) | 93/123 (76%) | 0.588 |
Gum bleeding
| 5/69 (7%) | 3/123 (2%) | 0.138 |
Halitosis
| 2/69 (3%) | 2/123 (2%) | 0.443 |
Periodontal treatment
| 18/69 (26%) | 60/123 (49%) |
0.002
|
Dental prosthesis
| 54/69 (78%) | 119/123 (97%) |
<0.0001
|
Tobacco/pack years
| 30.7 (SD 34) | 9.3 (SD 17.7) |
<0.0001
|
Alcohol
| 38/69 (55%) | 87/123 (71%) |
0.03
|
Concomitant diseases
| |||
Coronary heart diseases
| 19/69 (28%) | 35/123 (29%) | 1 |
Diabetes mellitus
| 4/69 (6%) | 3/123 (2.4%) | 0.253 |
Pulmonary diseases
| 4/69 (6%) | 4/123 (3.3%) | 0.461 |
Apoplexy in anamnesis
| 3/69 (4%) | 5/123 (4%) | 1 |
Autoimmune disorders
| 2/69 (3%) | 6/123 (5%) | 0.453 |
Osteoporosis
| 1/69 (1%) | 3/123 (2,4%) | 1 |
Gastric diseases
| 2/69 (3%) | 1/123 (0.8%) | 0.294 |
Stress before examination (VAS)
| 4.6 (SD 2.5) | 4.8 (SD 2.8) | 0.619 |
Multivariate analysis
Variable | OR (95% CI) | p-value |
---|---|---|
Gender
| 0.7 (0.3-1.5) | 0.33 |
Age
| 1 (1-1.1) | 0.4 |
Teeth with caries
| 1.3 (0.8-2.2) | 0.38 |
Teeth with fillings
| 0.9 (0.9-1) | 0.09 |
Missing teeth
| 1 (0.9-1) | 0.16 |
Mean bone loss
| 2.4 (1.5-3.8) | <0.001 |
Periodontal treatment
| 0.2 (0.1-0.5) | <0.001 |
Alcohol
| 1 (0.9-1) | 0.28 |
Tobacco/pack years
| 1 (1-1.1) | <0.001 |