Comparison of periodontal disease assessments in professional oral care candidates (N=91)
| Before | After | p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||
| Pocket depth | #16 | 2.60 | 0.49 | 1.57 | 0.34 | <001 | |
| Average | #11 | 2.18 | 0.43 | 1.21 | 0.28 | <001 | |
| #26 | 2.58 | 0.52 | 1.50 | 0.31 | <001 | ||
| #46 | 2.59 | 0.43 | 1.52 | 0.36 | <001 | ||
| #31 | 2.11 | 0.39 | 1.14 | 0.20 | <001 | ||
| #36 | 2.53 | 0.45 | 1.46 | 0.27 | <001 | ||
| Pocket depth | #16 | 3.82 | 1.32 | 2.70 | 0.94 | <001 | |
| Maximum | #11 | 3.42 | 1.17 | 2.10 | 0.72 | <001 | |
| #26 | 3.77 | 1.32 | 2.47 | 0.82 | <001 | ||
| #46 | 3.68 | 1.21 | 2.46 | 0.91 | <001 | ||
| #31 | 3.15 | 1.02 | 1.92 | 0.70 | <001 | ||
| #36 | 3.80 | 1.35 | 2.44 | 0.72 | <001 | ||
| Bleeding | Visit 2 | 2.88 | 0.96 | 1.41 | 0.71 | <001 | |
| Visit 3 | 0.76 | 0.50 | <001 | ||||
| Visit 4 | 0.34 | 0.40 | <001 | ||||
| HS | 176.26 | 279.13 | 24.60 | 14.85 | <001 | ||
| MM | 39.14 | 73.76 | 9.09 | 4.31 | <001 | ||
| PHP | 3.30 | 0.49 | 2.39 | 0.43 | <001 | ||
| sPHP | 3.26 | 0.62 | 2.34 | 0.50 | <001 | ||
| mPHP | 35.12 | 7.75 | 25.49 | 6.43 | <001 |
HS: volatile sulfur compounds: hydrogen sulfide (H2S), MM: methyl-mercaptan (CH3SH), SD: standard deviation, p-value: p-value by ANCOVA adjusted by baseline.
