Table 2. Description of the Characteristics Evaluated Over the Evaluation Timepoints and Comparative Test Results (n = 20) .
| Variable | Timepoint | P Value | ||||
| Caseum, n (%) | Before | After 3 Months | After 6 Months | After 1 Year | < 0.001 | |
| 0 | 2 (10) | 15 (75) | 10 (50) | 4 (26.7) | ||
| 1 | 1 (5) | 5 (25) | 7 (35) | 5 (33.3) | ||
| 2 | 4 (20) | 0 (0) | 3 (15) | 5 (33.3) | ||
| 3 | 13 (65) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (6.7) | ||
| Size, n (%) | Before | After 3 Months | After 6 Months | 0.002 | ||
| 1 | 8 (40) | 11 (55) | 11 (55) | |||
| 2 | 6 (30) | 7 (35) | 8 (40) | |||
| 3 | 5 (25) | 2 (10) | 1 (5) | |||
| 4 | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
| Halitosis, n (%) | Before | After 3 Months | After 6 Months | After 1 Year | < 0.001 | |
| 0 | 4 (20) | 13 (65) | 7 (35) | 6 (40) | ||
| 1 | 3 (15) | 5 (25) | 7 (35) | 3 (20) | ||
| 2 | 4 (20) | 1 (5) | 3 (15) | 3 (20) | ||
| 3 | 9 (45) | 1 (5) | 3 (15) | 3 (20) | ||
| Edema, n (%) | After 3 Days | After 7 Days | 0.002* | |||
| 0 | 10 (50) | 18 (90) | ||||
| 1 | 8 (40) | 2 (10) | ||||
| 2 | 2 (10) | 0 (0) | ||||
| Culture, n (%) | Before | After | 0.317* | |||
| Negative | 19 (95) | 20 (100) | ||||
| Positive | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | ||||
| Tonsillitis | Before 1 Year | Before 6 Months | After 3 Months | After 6 Months | After 1 Year | < 0.001 |
| Mean ± SD | 7.2 ± 7.1 | 3.7 ± 3.9 | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 0.3 ± 0.8 | 0.9 ± 2.5 | |
| Median (min.; max.) | 6.5 (0; 30) | 3.5 (0; 15) | 0 (0; 1) | 0 (0; 3) | 0 (0; 10) | |
| Pain | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | < 0.001 | ||
| Mean ± SD | 1.1 ± 1.3 | 0.6 ± 1.2 | 0.3 ± 0.8 | |||
| Median (min.; max.) | 1 (0; 4) | 0 (0; 4) | 0 (0; 3) | |||
| Salivary pH | Before | After | 0.259** | |||
| Mean ± SD | 6.3 ± 0.4 | 6.4 ± 0.5 | ||||
| Median (min.; max.) | 6 (5.5; 7) | 6.5 (5.5; 7) | ||||
| Patient grade | After 3 Months | After 6 Months | After 1 Year | 0.011 | ||
| Mean ± SD | 8.6 ± 2.5 | 7.5 ± 2.8 | 7.4 ± 2.9 | |||
| Median (min.; max.) | 10 (0; 10) | 8 (0; 10) | 8 (0; 10) | |||
Friedman’s test; * Paired Wilcoxon test; ** Paired student t test.