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Table 2 Periodontal condition in full mouth, interproximal full mouth and selected sites

From: Predictive factors related to the progression of periodontal disease in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: a cohort study

Variables

Full mouth

Interproximal

Selected sites

Number of teeth

 Number (Mean ± SD)

21 ± 7

21 ± 7

10

Plaque index

 Percentage (Mean ± SD)

61 ± 25

66 ± 27

68 ± 29

Gingival index

 Percentage (Mean ± SD)

56 ± 23

58 ± 28

50 ± 24

Bleeding on probing

 Percentage (Mean ± SD)

32 ± 28

41 ± 32

38 ± 30

Pocket depth

 Millimetres (Mean ± SD)

1.97 ± 0.3

2.74 ± 0.6

1.91 ± 1.8

Clinical Attachment level

 Millimetres (Mean ± SD)

1.55 ± 1.1

2 ± 1.4

2.35 ± 1

PD > 4 mm

 Percentage (Mean ± SD)

3.7 ± 3.2

16.7 ± 24**

18 ± 38**

PD > 5 mm

 Percentage (Mean ± SD)

4.2 ± 1.8

5.7 ± 17

8.9 ± 28

CAL > 3 mm

 Percentage (Mean ± SD)

23 ± 24

40 ± 38

35 ± 47

CAL > 5 mm

 Percentage (Mean ± SD)

7 ± 12

12.4 ± 20**

12.31 ± 22**

  1. SD Standard deviation, CAL Clinical attachment loss, PD Pocket depth
  2. Interproximal mean of percentage of interproximal sites > 3 mm in full mouth
  3. ** p <  0.05 significant differences relative to full mouth