Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants.

From: Characterization of subgingival plaque microbiota in patients with severe periodontitis using full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing

 

Participants (n = 34)

Age

54.1 ± 12.4

Male

14 (41.2)

Number of present teeth

25.6 ± 3.8

Number of PD4 sites

83.7 ± 33.7

Percentage of PD4 sites

53.9 ± 19.4

Number of BOP sites

94.1 ± 42.6

Percentage of BOP sites

60.4 ± 25.1

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation and n (%). PD4, probing depth ≥ 4 mm; BOP, bleeding on probing.
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