Research Article

Association of Oral Hygiene and Periodontal Health with Third Molar Pericoronitis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Comparison of plaque index score between pericoronitis and healthy subjects.

PericoronitisHealthy value
Mean rankSum of rankMean rankSum of rank

Operculum plaque index score33.9391921.075690.001
Distal second molar plaque index score31.46849.523.54635.50.049

Results are based on the Mann–Whitney test. .