Table 2.

Patient and clinical characteristics at baseline

	All patients (N = 39)
Gender
Female	23(59.0)
Male	16 (41.0)
Year of birth	1964.7 ± 13.2
Age	55.3 ± 13.2
Number of comorbidities	1.4 ± 1.4
Number of prescribed medications	1.9 ± 2.8
Number of teeth	24.3 ± 5.8
Decayed per 28 teeth	4.2 ± 3.6
Missed per 28 teeth	7.7 ± 5.8
Filled per 28 teeth	6.6 ± 4.5
Using a manual toothbrush	23 (76.7)
Using an powered toothbrush	7 (23.3)
Periodontal diagnosis
Localized	17 (43.6)
Generalized	22 (56.4)
Stage 1	1 (2.6)
Stage 2	13 (33.3)
Stage 3	16 (41.0)
Stage 4	9 (23.1)
Grade A	7 (17.9)
Grade B	17 (43.6)
Grade C	15 (38.5)
Probing depth (mm)	2.7 ± 0.8
Attachment level	4.5 ± 1.6
Papilla bleeding index	0.8 ± 0.8
Quigley–Hein index	1.5 ± 0.5
Marginal plaque index	0.7 ± 0.2

Data are presented as N (%) or mean (± standard deviation), respectively