Table 4 |
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Mean values of periodontal indexes determined by examination, according to periodontal disease |
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Periodontal Examination |
Periodontal Disease |
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With |
Without |
t* |
p |
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PI - Plaque index (%) |
73.8 ± 14.2 |
59.6 ± 17.9 |
7.99 |
<0.00001 |
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BI - Bleeding on probing index (%) |
74.9 ± 14.9 |
56.7 ± 16.0 |
10.7 |
<0.00001 |
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Number of teeth |
26.8 ± 4.9 |
27.2 ± 3.3 |
0.75 |
0.488 |
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Total |
157 |
177 |
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* Student's t-test. |
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Vogt et al. Reproductive Health 2012 9:3 doi:10.1186/1742-4755-9-3 |
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