Table 3.
Comparative assessment of mean Decayed Missing Filled Teeth, Community Periodontal Index and loss of attachment among study participants
| Variable | Mean±SD | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| |||
| Cases | Controls | ||
| DMFTa | |||
| Decayed teeth | 1.84±1.82 | 2.67±1.99 | 0.001* |
| Missing teeth | 0.59±1.32 | 0.62±1.62 | 0.88 |
| Filled teeth | 0.31±1.13 | 0.24±0.63 | 0.46 |
| DMFT | 2.66±2.52 | 3.34±2.11 | 0.006* |
| CPIb | |||
| Bleeding on probing | 130 (70.3) | 146 (78.9) | 0.066 |
| Periodontal Pocket | 47 (25.4) | 8 (4.3) | 0.001* |
| LOAb | 0.001* | ||
| 0-3 mm | 104 (56.2) | 169 (91.4) | |
| 4-5 mm | 73 (39.5) | 16 (8.6) | |
| 6-8 mm | 8 (4.3) | 0 (0.5) | |
| 9-11 mm | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 mm or more | 0 | 0 | |
Test applied: aIndependent t test, bChi-square test. *Statistically significant (P<0.05). CPI – Community Periodontal Index; DMFT – Decayed Missing Filled Teeth; LOA – Loss of attachment; SD – Standard deviation; P – P-value