Table 3.
Periodontal clinical parameters in the periodontitis group.
| Periodontitis patients Grade B n = 5 | Periodontitis patients Grade C n = 25 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agea (mean+/- SD) | 42.63 ± 3.81 | 25.00 ± 6.57 | <0.001 |
| Plaque indexb | 100 [100–100] | 100 [100–100] | 0.75 |
| Bleeding on probingb | 100 [100–100] | 100 [100–100] | 0.85 |
| Mean periodontal pocket depthb | 4 .66 [4.02–5.02] | 4.04 [3.39–5.03] | 0.25 |
| Periodontal probing >3 mm | 4.96 [4.46–5.22] | 5.56 [5.17–6.47] | 0.029 |
| Clinical attachment lossb (mm) | 3.02 [2.65–3.44] | 4.14 [3.02–4.81] | 0.056 |
| Number of sites with PD ≥ 7 mmb | 1.00 [0.00–3.25] | 5.00 [2.00–12.50] | 0.047 |
| Number of sites with CALb ≥ 5 mm | 7.00 [1.75–12.75] | 17.00 [5.75–32.75] | 0.018 |
aMean ± SD; bmedian and interquartiles. The Mann–Whitney test was used to evaluate the difference between the two groups.