Table 1 Full-mouth clinical findings of the study groups (n = 51)

Gender

7 F-10 M

8 F-11 M

9 F-6 M

Age

68.53 ± 4.57

68.47 ± 5.52

68.40 ± 3.13

Probing-pocket depth (mm)

1.97 ± 0.31

2.80 ± 0.18*

4.66 ± 0.22**

Clinical attachment level (mm)

1.98 ± 0.30

2.81 ± 0.18*

5.23 ± 0.31**

Plaque index

1.12 ± 0.32

2.29 ± 0.23*

2.52 ± 0.20*

Bleeding on probing (%)

1.29 ± 3.67

51.42 ± 13.06*

70.27 ± 11.20*

Number of teeth

24.17 ± 2.85

21.68 ± 1.91

21.93 ± 1.90

Number of single-rooted teeth

18.24 ± 2.33

17.53 ± 1.80

16.60 ± 1.76