23 December 2022 : Original article
Condition of the Oral Cavity in Patients After Heart Transplantation: A Preliminary Report
Katarzyna Olek1ABCDEFG, Agnieszka Kuczaj2DEF*, Olaf Gruca3ABC, Marcin Olek
4ABF, Marek Ochman2E, Piotr Przybyłowski2D, Marta Tanasiewicz5ADFG
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.937734
Ann Transplant 2022; 27:e937734
Table 3 Data on hygiene habits.
| Oral hygiene habits | Group No. 1 | Group No.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Dental floss and rinse (P>0.05) | 30.8% | 25% |
| Oral hygiene started as teenager (P>0.05) | 58.3% | 92.3% |
| Oral hygiene started in the age of 20 years (P>0.05) | 25% | 7.7% |
| Oral hygiene started in the age of 30 years (P>0.05) | 16.7% | 7.7% |
| Toothbrushing time (P>0.05) | 2.6 minutes | 2.8 minutes |
| Toothbrushing frequency (P>0.05) | 1.8 time a day | 1.9 time a day |
| Toothbrush replacement frequency (P>0.05) | 3.2 months | 3.5 months |