Table 4.

Clinical scores in anterior and posterior regions of the mouth (average ± SD).

Clinical Index	Group	Number of subjects	Anterior		Posterior		t‐test (P value)
			Mean	SD	Means	SD
Dental plaque	All subjects	378	2.12	0.64	2.83	0.57	0.0001*
	Male	220	2.13a	0.63	2.82c	0.55	0.0001*
	Female	158	2.09a	0.65	2.84c	0.58	0.0001*
Gingival scores	All subjects	378	1.09	0.36	1.30	0.30	0.0001*
	Male	220	1.09b	0.35	1.31d	0.30	0.0001*
	Female	158	1.08b	0.38	1.29d	0.30	0.0001*

SD, standard deviation.

^* Statistically significant differences.

^a‐d No significant differences between gender for evaluated clinical score (P > 0.05).