Occlusion and Temporomandibular Function among Subjects with Mandibular Distal Extension Removable Partial Dentures

Table 3

Mean scores (SD) for reported awareness of bruxism.

	Observations
	Baseline	3-year	6-year	9-year
SDA + RPD	0.6 (0.7)a∗∗	0.3 (0.6)	0.7 (0.6)b∗c∗	0.5 (0.6)
SDA	0.4 (0.7)	0.4 (0.6)	0.4 (0.6)	0.5 (0.7)
SDA previous RPD	0.4 (0.7)	0.3 (0.6)	0.2 (0.4)b	0.3 (0.4)
Complete dentition	0.2 (0.4)a	0.3 (0.5)	0.3 (0.5)c	0.4 (0.7)

Same letters indicate significant difference comparing the four dental groups at the same observation.
^∗∶.01<𝑃≤.05; ^∗∗∶.001<𝑃≤.01; ^∗∗∗∶𝑃≤.001 SDA: shortened dental arch, RPD: mandibular distal extension removable partial denture.