Variable
|
Baseline
|
6-month
|
1-year
|
2.5-year
|
---|
PlI
|
0.1 ± 0.1
|
0.2 ± 0.4
|
0.3 ± 0.3
|
0.3 ± 0.3
|
GI
|
0.6 ± 0.3
|
0.1 ± 0.2
|
0.03 ± 0.1**
|
0.1 ± 0.1**
|
TM
|
0.7 ± 0.5
|
0.4 ± 0.5
|
0.4 ± 0.5
|
0.5 ± 0.5
|
- Data shown as the mean ± SD (n = 10)
-
PlI plaque index, GI gingival index, TM tooth mobility
- ** P < 0.01, significantly different from baseline, by Friedman test with Dunn’s multiple comparisons test