Table 4.
Assessment of isolated or combined bacteria in sites according to probing depth
| Probing depth (mm) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteria | ≤3 | 4 to 5 | 6 to 7 | ≥8 | Total Group | |||||
| N | % | n | % | N | % | n | % | n | % | |
| None | 2 | 66.7 | 18 | 46.2 | 15 | 34.1 | 2 | 6.7 | 37 | 31.9 |
| A. actinomycetemcomitans | – | – | 1 | 2.6 | 2 | 4.5 | 1 | 3.3 | 4 | 3.4 |
| P. gingivalis | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4.5 | 2 | 6.7 | 4 | 3.4 |
| T. forsythia | – | – | 1 | 2.6 | 1 | 2.3 | 1 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| T. denticola | – | – | 5 | 12.8 | 3 | 6.8 | – | – | 8 | 6.9 |
| A. actinomycetemcomitans + P. gingivalis | 1 | 33.3 | – | – | 2 | 4.5 | 3 | 10.0 | 6 | 5.2 |
| A. actinomycetemcomitans + T. forsythia | – | – | 1 | 2.6 | – | – | 1 | 3.3 | 2 | 1.7 |
| P. gingivalis + T. forsythia | – | – | 4 | 10.3 | 4 | 9.1 | 7 | 23.3 | 15 | 12.9 |
| P. gingivalis + T. denticola | – | – | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 6.8 | 1 | 3.3 | 5 | 4.3 |
| T. forsythia + T. denticola | – | – | 1 | 2.6 | 1 | 2.3 | 1 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| A. actinomycetemcomitans + P. gingivalis + T. forsythia | – | – | 2 | 5.1 | 3 | 6.8 | 1 | 3.3 | 6 | 5.2 |
| A. actinomycetemcomitans + P. gingivalis + T. denticola | – | – | 1 | 2.6 | 1 | 2.3 | 1 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| A. actinomycetemcomitans + T. forsythia + T. denticola | – | – | 2 | 5.1 | 1 | 2.3 | 1 | 3.3 | 4 | 3.4 |
| P. gingivalis + T. forsythia + T. denticola | – | – | 1 | 2.6 | 2 | 4.5 | 6 | 20.0 | 9 | 7.8 |
| A. actinomycetemcomitans + P. gingivalis + T. forsythia + T. denticola | – | – | – | – | 4 | 9.1 | 2 | 6.7 | 6 | 5.2 |
| TOTAL | 3 | 100.0 | 39 | 100.0 | 44 | 100.0 | 30 | 100.0 | 116 | 100.0 |