Variable |
No Daily Proximal
Cleaning Routine before and after Treatment (28%) |
Started Daily Proximal
Cleaning Routine after Treatment (16%) |
Daily Proximal Cleaning
Routine before and after Treatment (56%) |
p |
Age |
52 (11) |
59 (8.9) |
58 (9.3) |
NS |
Smokers (%) at baseline |
47 |
38 |
56 |
NS |
Number of teeth at baseline |
23.5 (4.55) |
24.0 (5.26) |
23.2 (4.28) |
NS |
Number of sites with
periodontal pocket depths 5-6 mm at baseline |
20 (11) |
10 (5.2) |
10 (6.4) |
<0.01 |
Number of sites with
periodontal pocket depths 5-6 mm at re-evaluation |
7.3 (5.3) |
5.8 (5.1) |
5.4 (5.2) |
NS |
Number of sites with
periodontal pocket depths 7-8 mm at baseline |
7.1 (6.3) |
4.2 (4.7) |
3.1 (5.0) |
<0.05 |
Number of sites with
periodontal pocket depths 7-8 mm at re-evaluation |
1.7 (2.2) |
1.5 (3.6) |
1.1 (2.4) |
NS |
Number of sites with
periodontal pocket depths >8 mm at baseline |
3.5 (7.0) |
4.8 (15) |
1.3 (3.3) |
NS |
Number of sites with
periodontal pocket depths >8 mm at re-evaluation |
0.20 (0.41) |
1.6 (5.9) |
0.53 (1.5) |
NS |
Plaque Index at baseline |
66 (24) |
53 (27) |
40 (19) |
<0.01 |
Plaque Index at
re-evaluation |
33 (16) |
16 (9.9) |
12 (13) |
<0.01 |
Bleeding probing index at
baseline |
31 (14) |
21 (20) |
16 (10) |
NS |
Bleeding probing index at
re-evaluation |
8.3 (6.2) |
8.2 (17) |
7.4 (7.1) |
NS |