Table 5.

Association between periodontitis questionnaire and periodontal treatment need within the total cohort; significance level: p < 0.05.

Symptoms	p-Value
swollen gingiva	0.03
aching gums	0.99
sensitive gums	0.12
bleeding gums	<0.01
recession	0.15
tooth hypersensitivity	0.42
tooth mobility	0.32
tooth migration	0.99
change in occlusion	0.99
halitosis	0.46
bad taste	0.12
tooth pain	0.77
previous periodontitis therapy	0.43
regular control investigation	0.26
Complaint-oriented investigation	0.63
regular professional tooth cleaning	<0.01

Significant values (p < 0.05) are highlighted in bold.