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. 2016 Sep 2;16(1):90. doi: 10.1186/s12903-016-0272-2

Table 5.

Definition of periodontitis, periodontal assessment and definition of smoking

Author & year Definition of chronic periodontitis Periodontal assessment Smokers
Al – Zahrani et al. 2012 [8] ≥ 20 teeth,
CAL ≥ 3 mm at ≥ 30 of the sites
(generalized moderate/severe chronic periodontits)
Full-mouth periodontal examination on all teeth excluding 3rd molars and partially erupted teeth Smokers excluded
Bouaziz et al. 2015 [28] ≥ 12 teeth,
≥ 30 % of sites with CAL ≥ 3 mm
(moderate-to-severe generalized chronic periodontitis)
Full-mouth clinical measurements included the following:
1) PI,
2) BOP,
3) PD (mm),
4) CAL (mm),
PI, BOP, PD, and CAL measurements were performed using a manual periodontal probe at 6 sites per tooth,
PD was defined as the distance from the free gingival margin to the bottom of the pocket/sulcus, and CAL was defined as the distance from the cemento-enamel junction to the bottom of the pocket/sulcus
Non-smoker or former smoker since ≥ 5 years
Duzagac et al. 2015 [29] ≥ 20 teeth,
PD ≥ 4 mm in ≥ 30 % of periodontal sites,
BOP in ≥ 50 % of periodontal sites,
interproximal CAL > 2 mm in ≥ 20 % of periodontal sites,
radiographic evidence of bone loss, as described
by Armitage [177]
A Williams-type periodontal probe (UNC15, Hu-Friedy, Chicago, IL, USA) was used for the measurements of periodontal parameters, including PI (Silness–Löe) [178], GI (Löe–Silness) [179], BOP, PD and CAL,
all clinical periodontal measurements were performed at 6 sites per tooth (mesiobuccal, mid-buccal, distobuccal, mesiolingual, mid-lingual and distolingual),
excluding third molars
Smokers excluded
Eldin et al. 2013 [30] n.r.
(chronic periodontitis)
Full-mouth,
4 sites per tooth (mesio-buccal, mid-buccal, disto-buccal, mid-lingual) around each tooth
n.r.
Gonçalves et al. 2015 [31] ≥ 15 teeth excluding 3rd molars and teeth with advanced decay indicated for exodontia,
>30 % of the sites with concomitant PD and
CAL ≥4 mm and a minimum of 6 teeth distributed in the different quadrants presenting at least one site with PD and CAL ≥ 5 mm and BOP at baseline
(generalized chronic periodontitis)
6 sites per tooth on all teeth excluding 3rd molars (distance between the gingival margin and the bottom of the sulcus/pocket [mm]) Smokers excluded
Gonçalves et al. 2015 [32] ≥ 15 teeth excluding 3rd molars and teeth with advanced decay indicated for exodontia,
>30 % of the sites with concomitant PD and
CAL ≥ 4 mm and a minimum of 6 teeth distributed in the different quadrants presenting at least one site with PD and CAL ≥ 5 mm and BOP at baseline
(generalized chronic periodontitis)
6 sites per tooth (mesio-buccal, mid-buccal, disto-buccal, mesio-lingual, mid-lingual, disto-lingual) excluding third molars, with a manual periodontal probe (UNC15, Hu-Friedy, Chicago, IL, USA) Current smokers excluded, smoking within the past 10 years excluded
Lakkis et al. 2011 [33] ≥ 20 teeth,
mean CAL ≥ 2 mm
(chronic periodontitis)
6 sites per tooth n.r.
Suvan et al. 2014 [34] PD > 5 mm and marginal alveolar bone loss > 30 % with > 50 % of the teeth affected
(generalized severe periodontitis)
6 sites per tooth on all teeth present Normal-group = 47 % smokers
Overweight-group = 25 % smokers
Obese-group = 15 % smokers
p - value = 0.045 (sig. on p ≤ 0.05)

BoP bleeding on probing, CAL clinical attachment level, GI gingival index, mm millimeter, n.r. not reported, p probability, PD probing depth, PI plaque index, sig. significant