Scaling-Stimulated Salivary Antioxidant Changes and Oral-Health Behavior in an Evaluation of Periodontal Treatment Outcomes
Table 1
Demographic characteristics, oral-health behaviors, and oral-hygiene attitude scores of study subjects.
Distribution of subjects
AB group ( = 8)
NP group ( = 8)
ET group ( = 14)
Fisher’s exact test value
(%)
(%)
(%)
Gender
1.00
Male
3 (37.50)
3 (37.50)
6 (42.86)
Female
5 (62.50)
5 (62.50)
8 (57.14)
Education
1.00
High school
2 (25.00)
2 (25.00)
4 (28.57)
University or above
6 (75.00)
6 (75.00)
10 (71.43)
Smoking
0.59
Nonsmoker
5 (62.50)
7 (87.50)
9 (64.29)
Smoker
3 (37.50)
1 (12.50)
5 (35.71)
Alcohol consumption
0.77
Never or occasional
7 (87.50)
8 (100)
12 (85.71)
Regular
1 (12.50)
0 (0.00)
2 (14.29)
Betel nut chewing
0.48
Nonchewer
8 (100.00)
8 (100.00)
12 (85.71)
Chewer
0 (0.00)
0 (0.00)
2 (14.29)
Dental visit pattern
0.36
Regular visits (1 year)
5 (62.50)
5 (62.50)
12 (85.71)
Irregular visits (≥1 year)
3 (37.50)
3 (37.50)
2 (14.29)
Tooth cleaning frequency
0.16
<2 times/day
0 (0.00)
0 (0.00)
4 (28.57)
≥2 times/day
8 (100.00)
8 (100.00)
10 (71.43)
Oral-hygiene attitude score
0.71
<5 points
3 (37.50)
4 (50.00)
4 (28.57)
≥5 points
5 (62.50)
4 (50.00)
10 (71.43)
AB group: abandoned group (did not complete the entire program); NP group: nonprogress group (completed the entire program but treatment was not efficacious); ET group: effective treatment group.
