Presence of Periodontopathic Bacteria DNA in Atheromatous Plaques from Coronary and Carotid Arteries

Table 2

Mean values SD of periodontal indices in groups A and B.

Variable	Group A (); Patients with coronary artery disease	Group B (); Patients scheduled for carotid endarterectomy
Number of teeth	14.1 (SD = 5.8)	12.7 (SD = 6.1)
Mean API	88.6% (SD = 13.9)	87.7% (SD = 14.1)
Mean BOP	38.5% (SD = 14.4)	30.4% (SD = 19.8)
Mean probing depth	3.36 mm (SD = 0.77)	3.28 mm (SD = 0.93)

API: approximal plaque index.
BOP: bleeding on probing.