| |
Control group
(n = 10) |
Malodor group
(n = 10) |
P value |
| Age (years) |
32.3 ± 9.7 |
41.3 ± 11.1 |
0.07 |
| Gender (women/men) |
3/7 |
1/9 |
0.58 |
| CPI code |
1.0 ± 1.1 |
1.4 ± 1.0 |
0.39 |
| Tongue coating score |
1.1 ± 0.3 |
1.9 ± 0.6 |
0.001 |
| Amount of saliva (ml/5 min) |
5.6 ± 1.8 |
7.6 ± 1.4 |
0.01 |
| H2S (ng/10 ml air) |
0.33 ± 0.26 |
2.23 ± 1.26 |
0.0002 |
| CH3SH (ng/10 ml air) |
0.06 ± 0.13 |
0.74 ± 0.49 |
0.0004 |
| Total VSCs (ng/10 ml air) |
0.39 ± 0.29 |
2.97 ± 1.72 |
0.0002 |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD
CPI, community periodontal index; VSCs, volatile sulfur compounds |
