Effects of Periodontal Endoscopy-Assisted Nonsurgical Treatment of Periodontitis: Four-Month Results of a Randomized Controlled Split-Mouth Pilot Study
Table 1
Demographic and clinical data of the patient cohort.
Baseline characteristics (T0)
Sex (n (%))
Male
10 (50.0)
Female
10 (50.0)
Smoking (n (%))
Yes
9 (45.0)
No
11 (55.0)
Diabetes mellitus (n (%))
Yes
1 (5.0)
No
19 (95.0)
Age (years)
Mean (SD)
54.3 (10.9)
Periodontitis stage (n (%))
Stage III
17 (85.0)
Stage IV
3 (15.0)
Periodontitis grade (n (%))
Grade A
2 (10.0)
Grade B
11 (55.0)
Grade C
7 (35.0)
Teeth per patient (n)
Teeth per patient (SD) at T0
23.8 (3.8)
Teeth per patient (SD) at T1
22.5 (5.3)
Teeth removed during T0-T1 per patient (n)
Teeth (SD)
1.3 (2.9)
Examined teeth (n (%))
Present at T0
487 (76.1)
Not available at T0
153 (23.9)
Teeth status (n (%))
Survived from T0 to T1
457
Removed during T0 to T1
30
Time from T0 to T1 (days)
Mean (SD)
119.7 (24.6)
Standard deviation (SD), frequency (n), percentage (%), baseline (T0); reevaluation visit after the end of nonsurgical periodontal therapy (T1)
