Variables | Dentists (n = 195) | Laypersons (n = 277) | p-value* | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | p-valuea | Male | Female | p-valueb | ||
(n = 71) | (n = 124) | (n = 199) | (n = 78) | ||||
Periodontal status | |||||||
CPITN Score 0 | 81.7 | 82.3 | - | 16.6 | 24.4 | - | |
82.1 | 18.7 | <0.0001 | |||||
Score 2 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.233 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 0.672 | |
3.6 | 4.8 | 0.530 | |||||
Score 3 | 9.9 | 15.3 | 0.543 | 71.4 | 70.5 | 0.044 | |
13.3 | 70.7 | 0.007 | |||||
Score 4 | 2.8 | - | - | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.875 | |
1.0 | 5.8 | 0.784 | |||||
Tooth mobility | |||||||
Yes | 2.9 | - | 0.058 | 81.2 | 80.8 | 0.932 | |
1.0 | 81.1 | <0.0001 | |||||
No | 97.1 | 100.0 | 18.8 | 19.2 | |||
99.0 | 18.9 | ||||||
Gingival bleeding | |||||||
Yes | 36.6 | 63.4 | 0.826 | 43.6 | 61.8 | 0.007 | |
37.6 | 48.7 | 0.018 | |||||
No | 61.8 | 38.2 | 56.4 | 38.2 | |||
62.4 | 51.3 |