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Table 1 Changes in periodontal parameters

From: Clinical effect of a dentifrice containing three kinds of bactericidal ingredients on periodontal disease: a pilot study in patients undergoing supportive periodontal therapy

 

Baseline

2 weeks

4 weeks

Gingival swelling

0.22 ± 0.35

0.11 ± 0.22

0.06 ± 0.12**

Gingival redness

0.32 ± 0.41

0.19 ± 0.33*

0.16 ± 0.24***

PlI

0.31 ± 0.32

0.18 ± 0.18**

0.17 ± 0.18**

GI

0.31 ± 0.27

0.22 ± 0.25*

0.17 ± 0.17***

Gingival recession (mm)

0.56 ± 0.50

0.56 ± 0.52

0.61 ± 0.54***,†††

PD (mm)

2.24 ± 0.27

2.17 ± 0.26

2.10 ± 0.29***

CAL (mm)

2.80 ± 0.51

2.73 ± 0.58

2.71 ± 0.54**

Number of sites with GI ≥ 2

16.33 ± 15.86

11.70 ± 12.65

9.10 ± 10.27***

  1. Data shown as mean ± standard deviation. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 vs. baseline, ††† p < 0.001 vs. 2 weeks