Table 1 Dental scoring and salivary pH from healthy adult dogs (n = 26)

Pocket Depth

1.6

0.41

Pocket Bleeding

1.5

1.44

Plaque Coverage

3.6

0.44

Plaque Thickness

2.7

0.33

Calculus Coverage

2.8

0.85

Calculus Thickness

2.0

0.58

Oral Health Score

19.6

7.43

Plaque Score

9.7

2.10

Calculus Score

6.1

2.95

Gingivitis Score

1.0

0.76

Pocket Score

2.8

2.94

Salivary pH

7.96

0.506