[Table/Fig-5]:
Correlation between periodontitis and PI score
| Parameter | Plaque index | Plaque Index | Chi-square value | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | |||||
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Slight | 0 | 0% | 8 | 15.68% | 6.611 | 0.036* |
| Moderate | 9 | 64.28% | 15 | 29.41% | ||
| Severe | 5 | 35.71% | 28 | 54.90% | ||
| Total | 14 | 100% | 51 | 100% | ||
* Correlation was statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05)