Table 4.
-Mean Clinical Indices in ChP Groups at different time interval post therapy.
| Clinical parameter | Group | Baseline mean ± S.D | 1 month | p* value | 3 months | p* value | 6 months | p* value | 12 months | p* value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PD (mm) | ChP1 | 3.42 ± 0.56 | 2.87 ± 0.52 | 0.353 | 2.53 ± 0.38 | 0.417 | 2.25 ± 0.33 | 0.32 | 2.18 ± 0.42 | 0.313 |
| ChP2 | 3.56 ± 0.62 | 2.85 ± 0.45 | 2.67 ± 0.48 | 2.21 ± 0.41 | 2.19 ± 0.44 | |||||
| CAL (mm) | ChP1 | 5.18 ± 0.32 | 4.21 ± 0.28 | 0.331 | 3.56 ± 0.53 | 0.473 | 3.32 ± 0.58 | 0.59 | 3.29 ± 0.34 | 0.552 |
| ChP2 | 5.16 ± 0.41 | 4.24 ± 0.27 | 3.82 ± 0.56 | 3.28 ± 0.62 | 3.18 ± 0.23 | |||||
| BOP (%) | ChP1 | 57 ± 0.53 | 29.12 ± 17.21 | 0.432 | 27.15 ± 18.11 | 26.13 ± 17.31 | 0.22 | 27.14 ± 15.66 | 0.232 | |
| ChP2 | 59 ± 0.55 | 34.14 ± 16.71 | 32.17 ± 16.51 | 31.12 ± 15.51 | 28.14 ± 16.63 | |||||
| PI | ChP1 | 2.43 ± 0.11 | 0.66 ± 0.13 | 0.363 | 0.62 ± 0.14 | 0.334 | 0.58 ± 0.11 | 0.38 | 0.54 ± 0.13 | 0.343 |
| ChP2 | 2.46 ± 0.13 | 0.67 ± 0.12 | 0.61 ± 0.16 | 0.56 ± 0.09 | 0.55 ± 0.12 | |||||
| GI | ChP1 | 2.33 ± 0.13 | 1.58 ± 0.11 | 0.151 | 1.23 ± 0.09 | 0.181 | 1.15 ± 0.11 | 0.114 | 1.14 ± 0.12 | 0.125 |
| ChP2 | 2.38 ± 0.16 | 1.55 ± 0.14 | 1.16 ± 0.16 | 1.13 ± 0.17 | 1.12 ± 0.18 |
S.D - standard deviation, PD = probing depth; CAL = clinical attachment level; BOP = bleeding on probing; PI = plaque index; GI = gingival index, * Anova, Statistically significant at p < 0.05.