From: Initial periodontal screening and radiographic findings - A comparison of two methods to evaluate the periodontal situation
Group
Age [years] (mean ± sd)
DMF-T (mean ± sd)
QHI (mean ± sd)
congruence "no periodontitis" (n = 17)
24 ± 6
9.1 ± 4.3
1.4 ± 0.5
congruence "periodontitis" (n = 42)
42 ± 8.5
16.1 ± 5.1
2.7 ± 1.4
"no congruence" (n = 53)
28 ± 8
9.9 ± 4.9
2.3 ± 0.9