Table 3: Patients’ clinical oral condition and saliva production by treatment group and by those taking and not taking pain medication.
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Acute Group (n = 6) |
Post-Treatment Group (n = 8) |
|
Taking Pain Medication (n =4) |
Not Taking Pain Medication (n =6) |
|
Plaque Index |
0.37±0.54 |
0.41±0.45 |
0.43±0.72 |
0.31±0.37 |
|
|
Gingival Index |
0.34±0.43 |
0.45±0.38 |
0.34±0.53 |
0.52±0.49 |
|
|
Mucositis Ulcer Score |
0.86±0.37 |
0.0±0.0 |
0.84+0.19 |
0.31±0.60 |
|
|
Total Mucositis score |
2.1±0.45 |
0.31±0.43 |
2.07±0.60 |
0.94+1.07 |
|
|
Saliva WRS |
1.54±1.76 |
5.27±11.32 |
1.80±2.40 |
0.76±0.73 |
|
|
Saliva WSS |
3.19±3.56 |
2.64±2.13 |
4.48±4.30 |
1.26±1.13 |
Ten subjects completed the study (six during treatment and eight after treatment with four of these during and after treatment).