Characteristics of 11 patients.

AA = African American; ALC = Absolute lymphocyte count; DMFT = Decay Missing and Filled Teeth index; NoRSS = patients who do not develop respiratory signs and symptoms; RSS = patients who develop respiratory signs and symptoms. ICU = intensive care unit; LOS = length of stay in days; Time of neutropenia is defined from nadir of white blood cell count until ANC returns to greater than 0.5×109/liter times two days. TBI = Total body irradiation the total proportion of patients (%) who received total body irradiation as part of their protocol. PSR = Periodontal Screening and Recording = risk of periodontal disease with scores range from 0–2 (2 being risk of periodontitis). The PSR is scored for 6 quadrants in the mouth with a score of Code 0–4. Scores were cut between 0 - no risk of periodontal disease; 1 - risk of gingivitis which was defined as a Code 1 or 2 in all quadrants; 2-Risk of periodontitis with Code 3 in two or more quadrants or Code 4 in at least one [46]. Re-admit = number of transplant patients who were re-admitted after their initial admission for transplant. Transplant regimen = Myeloablative (M) vs. non-myeloablative.*Only ten patients had completed PSR scores. One patient of the 11 was neutropenic at the time of the exam.