Salivary Antioxidant Profile in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and Periodontitis

Table 2

Dental and periodontal findings and antioxidant concentrations among the SSc and P groups.

Variables	SSc group () (med, IQR)	P group () (med, IQR)	p value^a
IID (mm)	(26.4; 35.2)	(41.6; 46.1)
Number of teeth	(12.5; 2)	(17.1; 2.1)
DMFT	(17.5; 1.1)	5 (11.3; 2.0)
CAL (mm)	(4.85; 1.23)	(3.20; 1.33)
PPD (mm)	(3.05; 1.55)	(3.67; 0.48)	0.123
GR (mm)	(0.00; 3.50)	(0.42; 1.50)
GI	(0.90; 1.75)	(1.5; 0.4)	0.107
PI	(3; 0.02)	(1.3; 0.4)
SOD (IU/L)	(0.28; 0.68)	(0.5; 0.4)
GPX (IU/L)	(315; 103.0)	(1833.6; 234.6)
UA (M)	(195; 249)	(154; 35)	0.083

Abbreviation: IID: interincisal distance; DMFT: decayed, missing, filled teeth index; CAL: clinical attachment loss; PPD: periodontal pocket depth; GR: gingival recession; GI: gingival index; PI: plaque index; SOD: superoxide dismutase; GRX: glutathione peroxidase: UA: uric acid; sd: standard deviation; X̄: mean; SE: standard error; Med: median; IQR: interquartile range. ^aVariables were compared between two groups using the Mann–Whitney test. Statistical significance ().