Progress in Orthodontics

Table 1 Participants’ clinical periodontal parameters: SD - standard deviation; PPD - pocket probing depth; FMPS - full mouth plaque score, FMBS - full-mouth bleeding score

From: Identification of bone morphogenetic protein 4 in the saliva after the placement of fixed orthodontic appliance

Variable mean ± SD	Cases	Controls
PPD (mm)	2,30 ± 0.2	2.32 ± 0.3
FMPS (%)	16 ± 3.4	15 ± 3.8
FMBS (%)	14 ± 3.6	13 ± 3.7

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