Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patient groups in comparison to the control group (no periodontitis)
Generalized aggressive periodontitis (N = 51) | Generalized chronic periodontitis (N = 50) | No periodontitis (N = 89) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Clinical parameters | |||
Age median (25th/75th percentiles) | 42.0 (36.0/49.0)* | 48.0 (43.0/56.3)* | 44.0 (39.0/56.0) |
Females, n (%) | 29 (56,.9) | 31 (62.0) | 45 (50.6) |
Current smoker, n (%) | 17 (33.3) | 13 (27.1) | 19 (21.3) |
Current and past smokers, n (%) | 26 (51.0) | 23 (47.9) | 33 (37.1) |
Approximal plaque index % | 57.0 (32.0/71.0) | 56.0 (36.8/87.0) | 43.0 (31.4/61.0) |
Bleeding on probing (%) median (25th/75th percentiles) | 88.0 (75.0/100.0)* | 79.5 (61.3/93.3)* | 44.8 (30.0/63.0) |
Probing depth (mm) median (25th/75th percentiles) | 5.3 (4.6/6.6)* | 4.9 (4.2/6.1)* | 2.6 (2.2/2.8) |
Clinical attachment loss (mm) median (25th/75th percentiles) | 6.2 (5.7/7.3)* | 5.8 (4.7/6.8)* | 2.9 (2.6/6.3) |
Teeth with AL >6 mm (%) median (25th/75th percentiles) | 46.4 (34.5/60.7)* | 32.3 (14.1/57.4)* | 0 |
Missing teeth median (25th/75th percentiles) | 2.0 (0/4.0) | 3.0 (1.0/6.0) | 2.0 (0/4.0) |
Individual occurrence of periodontal bacteria in subgingival pockets | |||
A. actinomycetemcomitans, n (%) | 18 (35.3)* | 20 (40.8)* | 15 (17.0) |
P. gingivalis, n (%) | 37 (72.5)* | 37 (75.5)* | 19 (21.6) |
P. intermedia, n (%) | 28 (54.9)* | 30 (61.2)* | 27 (30.7) |
T. forsythia, n (%) | 43 (84.3) | 47 (95.9)* | 60 (68.2) |
T. denticola, n (%) | 43 (84.3)* | 47 (95.9)* | 55 (62.5) |