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Table 2 Number of participants with a certain oral status determined by their oral examination at baseline

From: The effect of a daily application of a 0.05% chlorhexidine oral rinse solution on the incidence of aspiration pneumonia in nursing home residents: a multicenter study

 

Intervention

Control

Total

Dentulous, including participants with

14

19

33 (32%)

 Natural teeth

6

11

17

 Dental implant(s)

4

1

5

 Partial prosthesis

1

1

2

 Removable denture

3

4

7

 Removable denture and partial prosthesis

0

2

2

Mean number of teeth

15.1 ± 7.9

14.6 ± 7.1

14.9 ± 7.3

Edentulous, including participants with

38

32

70 (68%)

 Complete removable dentures

29

30

59

 Complete removable dentures with dental implants

5

1

6

 Not wearing dentures

4

1

5