Factors affecting dental biofilm in patients wearing fixed orthodontic appliances

Progress in Orthodontics

Table 1 Plaque index (PI) score of each tooth

Quadrant	Tooth	Plaque index^a	95% CI for mean
Quadrant	Tooth	Plaque index^a	Lower bound	Upper bound
1	11	0.7	0.5	0.8
	12	1.1	0.8	1.3
	13	1.1	0.9	1.3
	14	0.5	0.4	0.7
	15	0.4	0.3	0.6
	16	0.9	0.7	1.1
Overall		0.8	0.6	1.0
2	21	0.6	0.4	0.8
	22	1.0	0.8	1.2
	23	1.0	0.8	1.2
	24	0.5	0.3	0.6
	25	0.5	0.3	0.7
	26	0.8	0.6	1.1
Overall		0.7	0.5	1.0
3	31	0.6	0.4	0.8
	32	0.7	0.5	1.0
	33	0.7	0.5	1.0
	34	0.3	0.2	0.5
	35	0.4	0.2	0.5
	36	0.8	0.6	1.0
Overall		0.6	0.4	0.8
4	41	0.6	0.4	0.8
	42	0.8	0.6	1.0
	43	0.7	0.5	1.0
	44	0.4	0.2	0.5
	45	0.4	0.2	0.5
	46	0.8	0.6	1.0
Overall		0.6	0.4	0.8