Table 3 Oroscopic findings in current and former Hansen’s disease patients.
Feature | Finding | Current patients (n = 21) | Former patients (n = 16) | p value‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral mucosa | Normal | 11 (52.4%) | 16 (100.0%) | 0.002 |
Pale | 8 (38.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Hyperaemic | 2 (9.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Palate | Normal | 18 (85.7%) | 15 (93.8%) | 0.618 |
Ogival | 3 (14.3%) | 1 (6.2%) | ||
Medium hard perforation | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Paramedium hard perforation | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Medium soft perforation | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Paramedium soft perforation | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Mouth (Hansen’s disease nodules) | None | 21 (100.0%) | 16 (100.0%) | – |
Present | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Oropharynx (Hansen’s disease nodules) | None | 21 (100.0%) | 16 (100.0%) | – |
Present | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Tongue | Normotrophic | 17 (81.0%) | 15 (93.8%) | 0.780 |
Atrophic | 1 (4.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Geographic | 3 (14.3%) | 1 (6.2%) | ||
Uvula | Normal | 19 (90.5%) | 15 (93.8%) | 1.000 |
Bifid | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Elongated | 2 (9.5%) | 1 (6.2%) | ||
Amygdala | I/II | 18 (85.7%) | 16 (100.0%) | 0.243 |
III/IV | 3 (14.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Tonsillectomy | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Tonsil pillar (colour) | Normal | 15 (71.4%) | 15 (93.8%) | 0.294 |
Pale | 2 (9.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Hyperaemic | 4 (19.1%) | 1 (6.2%) | ||
Dental disease | None | 12 (57.1%) | 6 (37.5%) | 0.325 |
Present | 9 (42.9%) | 10 (62.5%) | ||
Upper incisors | All present | 5 (23.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.024 |
Loss of 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Loss of 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Loss of 3 | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (18.7%) | ||
Loss of 4 | 16 (76.2%) | 13 (81.3%) | ||
Number of upper decayed teeth† | Median (IQR) | 0 (0–4) | 0 (0–0) | 0.481 |
Number of missing upper teeth† | Median (IQR) | 16 (12–16) | 16 (16–16) | 0.453 |
