Salivary Antioxidant Profile in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and Periodontitis

Table 3

Correlation among antioxidants and periodontal clinical parameters in the SSc group.

		PI	GI	PPD	CAL	GR
GPX		0.485	0.231	0.166	-0.016	0.200
		0.081	0.355	0.509	0.951	0.938
SOD		0.113	0.319	0.204	-0.032	0.381
		0.654	0.197	0.416	0.899	0.118
UA		0.351	0.423	0.122	0.101	-0.005
		0.154	0.081	0.631	0.691	0.985

PI: plaque index; GI: gingival index; PPD: periodontal pocket depth; CAL: clinical attachment loss; GR: gingival recession; GPX: glutathione peroxidase; SOD: superoxide dismutase; UA: uric acid.