The Salivary β-HEX A% Index as an Excellent Marker of Periodontitis in Smoking Alcohol-Dependent Persons

Table 1

Comparisons of salivary flow (SF), decayed, missing, filled, and teeth index (DMFT), gingival index (GI), and papilla bleeding index (PBI) in controls (C) and smoking alcohol-dependent persons (AS).

Variable	C	AS	𝑃 value
SF (mL/min)	0.64±0.34	0.24±0.26	<0.001
DMFT	18.2±5.31	21.1±5.73	0.064
GI	0.26±0.45	1.20±0.82	<0.001
PBI	0.38±0.57	0.90±0.80	0.007

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM; 𝑃 value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
𝑃 value: C to AS group.