Age-Related Variation of Pulpal Oxygen Saturation in Healthy Primary and Permanent Teeth in Children: A Clinical Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Apex Type | Tooth Type 1 | N | Mean SpO2 (%) | Median SpO2 (%) | SD | Min. SpO2 (%) | Max. SpO2 (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open apex | TEMP | I | 50 | 86.6 | 87.0 | 7.5 | 72 | 97 |
C | 50 | 86.8 | 87.0 | 4.3 | 80 | 97 | ||
M1 | 50 | 88.8 | 88.5 | 3.8 | 82 | 97 | ||
M2 | 50 | 91.6 | 91.0 | 4.2 | 72 | 97 | ||
PERM | I | 50 | 92.3 | 92.0 | 2.5 | 88 | 97 | |
C | 50 | 88.0 | 87.0 | 1.5 | 87 | 91 | ||
PM | 50 | 93.3 | 94.0 | 2.7 | 89 | 97 | ||
M | 50 | 92.7 | 93.0 | 2.9 | 72 | 97 | ||
Closed apex | TEMP | I | 50 | 91.8 | 91.0 | 1.7 | 89 | 95 |
C | 50 | 87.7 | 88.0 | 4.1 | 78 | 97 | ||
M1 | 50 | 89.2 | 90.0 | 4.8 | 76 | 98 | ||
M2 | 50 | 91.2 | 91.0 | 4.2 | 72 | 97 | ||
PERM | I | 50 | 87.1 | 88.0 | 3.3 | 78 | 93 | |
C | 50 | 83.0 | 82.0 | 4.0 | 77 | 90 | ||
PM | 50 | 89.3 | 90.0 | 2.7 | 81 | 93 | ||
M | 50 | 86.1 | 87.0 | 4.2 | 78 | 94 |
Apex Type | Tooth type 1–Pairwise Comparisons | p |
---|---|---|
Open | I–C | 0.995 |
I–M | 0.092 | |
C–M | <0.001 | |
M1–M2 | 0.986 | |
Closed | I–C | <0.001 |
I–M | 0.121 | |
C–M | <0.001 | |
M1–M2 | 0.516 |
Apex Type | Tooth Type 1–Pairwise Comparisons | p |
---|---|---|
Open | I–C | <0.001 |
I–PM | 0 .005 | |
I–M | 0.955 | |
C–PM | <0.001 | |
C–M | <0.001 | |
PM–M | 0.002 | |
Closed | I–C | <0.001 |
I–PM | 0.910 | |
I–M | 0.895 | |
C–PM | <0.001 | |
C–M | <0.001 | |
PM–M | 0.999 |
Apex Type | Tooth Type 1 and Position 2–Pairwise Comparisons | p |
---|---|---|
Open | C sup.–C inf. | 0.010 |
M1 sup.–M1 inf. | 0.106 | |
M2 sup.–M2 inf. | 0.984 | |
Closed | C sup.–C inf. | 0.155 |
M1 sup.–M1 inf. | 0.066 | |
M2 sup.–M2 inf. | 0.096 |
Apex Type | Tooth Type1 and Position 2–Pairwise Comparisons | p |
---|---|---|
Open | C sup.–C inf. | 0.937 |
PM sup.–PM inf. | 0.550 | |
M sup.–M inf. | 0.550 | |
Closed | C sup.–C inf. | 0.206 |
PM sup.–PM inf. | 0.698 | |
M sup.–M inf. | 0.513 |
Apex Type | Tooth Type 1 | Tooth Position 2 | N | Mean SpO2% | Median SpO2% | SD | Min. SpO2% | Max. SpO2% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open apex | TEMP | C | sup. | 25 | 88.4 | 89.0 | 4.64 | 80 | 97 |
C | inf. | 25 | 85.2 | 85.0 | 3.27 | 80 | 92 | ||
M | sup. | 25 | 89.8 | 90.0 | 3.82 | 83 | 97 | ||
M | inf. | 25 | 90.5 | 90.0 | 3.77 | 82 | 97 | ||
PERM | C | sup. | 25 | 87.8 | 89.0 | 2.58 | 82 | 92 | |
C | inf. | 25 | 88.0 | 87.0 | 1.54 | 87 | 91 | ||
PM | sup. | 25 | 93.0 | 94.0 | 2.88 | 89 | 97 | ||
PM | inf. | 25 | 93.5 | 94.0 | 2.47 | 89 | 97 | ||
M | sup. | 25 | 93.0 | 93.0 | 2.89 | 87 | 97 | ||
M | inf. | 25 | 92.4 | 91 | 2.93 | 87 | 97 | ||
Clpsed apex | TEMP | C | sup. | 25 | 86.9 | 86.0 | 3.43 | 81 | 94 |
C | inf. | 25 | 88.6 | 88.0 | 4.62 | 78 | 97 | ||
M | sup. | 25 | 90.1 | 90.0 | 5.15 | 76 | 98 | ||
M | inf. | 25 | 90.3 | 90.0 | 4.03 | 72 | 96 | ||
PERM | C | sup. | 25 | 84.4 | 85.0 | 4.09 | 75 | 90 | |
C | inf. | 25 | 83.0 | 82.0 | 4.05 | 77 | 90 | ||
PM | sup. | 25 | 89.2 | 89.0 | 2.66 | 81 | 93 | ||
PM | inf. | 25 | 89.3 | 90.0 | 2.78 | 81 | 93 | ||
M | sup. | 25 | 85.7 | 87.0 | 4.84 | 78 | 94 | ||
M | inf. | 25 | 86.6 | 87.0 | 3.44 | 80 | 92 |
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Igna, A.; Rusu, D.; Ogodescu, E.; Dinu, Ș.; Boariu, M.; Voicu, A.; Stratul, Ș.-I. Age-Related Variation of Pulpal Oxygen Saturation in Healthy Primary and Permanent Teeth in Children: A Clinical Study. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 170. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12010170
Igna A, Rusu D, Ogodescu E, Dinu Ș, Boariu M, Voicu A, Stratul Ș-I. Age-Related Variation of Pulpal Oxygen Saturation in Healthy Primary and Permanent Teeth in Children: A Clinical Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023; 12(1):170. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12010170
Chicago/Turabian StyleIgna, Andreea, Darian Rusu, Emilia Ogodescu, Ștefania Dinu, Marius Boariu, Adrian Voicu, and Ștefan-Ioan Stratul. 2023. "Age-Related Variation of Pulpal Oxygen Saturation in Healthy Primary and Permanent Teeth in Children: A Clinical Study" Journal of Clinical Medicine 12, no. 1: 170. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12010170
APA StyleIgna, A., Rusu, D., Ogodescu, E., Dinu, Ș., Boariu, M., Voicu, A., & Stratul, Ș.-I. (2023). Age-Related Variation of Pulpal Oxygen Saturation in Healthy Primary and Permanent Teeth in Children: A Clinical Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(1), 170. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12010170