Table 1.
General and periodontal data. API—approximal plaque index; BoP—bleeding on probing; CAL—clinical attachment level; PD—probing depth; PI—plaque index.
| Parameter | Control | Stage III | Stage IV | All Stages | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Min | Max | Median | Min | Max | Median | Min | Max | Median | Min | Max | ||
| Age | 39 | 20 | 55 | 44 | 20 | 55 | 45 | 29 | 55 | 45 | 20 | 55 | |
| sex | Women | 17 (59%) | 16 (47%) | 13 (54%) | 29 (50%) | ||||||||
| Men | 12 (41%) | 18 (53%) | 11 (46%) | 29 (50%) | |||||||||
| Unstimulated saliva flow (mL/min) | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.45 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | |
| Stimulated saliva flow (mL/min) | 1.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3 | |
| Protein in unstimulated saliva (μg/mL) | 589.51 | 300.45 | 1101 | 827.95 * | 481.23 | 1387 | 839.62 * | 23.48 | 1847.1 | 833.79 * | 23.48 | 1847.1 | |
| Protein in stimulated saliva (μg/mL) | 598.98 | 235.74 | 946.29 | 610.32 | 28.91 | 926.41 | 634.78 | 43.74 | 811.92 | 634.78 | 28.91 | 926.41 | |
| Protein in gingival fluid (μg/mL) | 30.94 | 8.44 | 91.66 | 130.43 * | 36.8 | 336.97 | 134.24 * | 45.5 | 445.64 | 131.13 * | 36.8 | 445.64 | |
| Number of teeth | 27 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 23* | 15 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 28 | |
| PI | 20 | 0 | 79 | 43 * | 9 | 100 | 43.5 * | 0 | 100 | 43.5 * | 0 | 100 | |
| API | 32 | 7 | 68 | 65 * | 29 | 100 | 86.5 * | 22 | 100 | 72.5 * | 22 | 100 | |
| BoP | 10 | 0.7 | 26 | 41 * | 4 | 100 | 61 * | 17 | 100 | 46.5 * | 4 | 100 | |
| PD | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.15 * | 2.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 * | 2.7 | 5.4 | 3.5 * | 2.1 | 5.4 | |
| Mean CAL > 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 5.2 | 4.95 * | 2.4 | 8.1 | 6.05* | 3 | 10.1 | 5.4* | 2.4 | 10.1 | |
* p < 0.05 vs. control group.