Table 3 Descriptive statistics for pocket depth (PD), clinical attachment level (CAL), gingival recession depth (RD), bleeding on probing (BoP) and plaque index (PI)

Gingivitis (n = 200)

PD (mm)

2.3

0.2

2.27–2.33

2.3

1.7

2.9

CAL (mm)

0

0

0–0

0

0

0

RD (mm)

0

0

0–0

0

0

0

BOP (%)

97.33

5.39

96.57–98.08

100

66

100

PI (Score)

1.82

0.52

1.75–1.89

2

0.2

3

Periodontitis Stage I (n = 8)

PD (mm)

2.43

0.23

2.24–2.61

2.35

2.2

2.9

CAL (mm)

1.75

0.46

1.36–2.14

2

1

2

RD (mm)

0.75

1.04

-0.12–1.62

0

0

2

BOP (%)

96.88

5.84

91.99–101.76

100

86

100

PI (Score)

2.36

0.34

2.08–2.65

2.35

2

3

Periodontitis Stage II (n = 35)

PD (mm)

2.38

0.28

2.29–2.47

2.3

1.8

3.1

CAL (mm)

3.77

0.43

3.63–3.92

4

3

4

RD (mm)

0.53

0.79

0.26–0.8

0

0

2

BOP (%)

97.11

6.23

94.97–99.26

100

71

100

PI (Score)

2.02

0.57

1.82–2.21

2

1

3

Periodontitis Stage III (n = 71)

PD (mm)

2.51

0.24

2.45–2.56

2.5

2.1

3.3

CAL (mm)

5.2

0.47

5.09–5.31

5

5

7

RD (mm)

0.83

1.11

0.57–1.09

0

0

3

BOP (%)

95.51

7.84

93.65–97.36

100

61

100

PI (Score)

2.4

0.45

2.29–2.51

2.4

1.4

3