Table 5.
Clinical Parameters |
Fucoidan-Chitosan | CGF | t Statistic |
p-Value $ Group 1 vs. 2 |
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||
N | 20 | 20 | |||||
Cementoenamel Junction to Base | |||||||
Baseline | 6.70 | 1.302 | 6.60 | 1.353 | |||
9 months | 4.95 | 0.759 | 6.10 | 0.718 | |||
p-value * | <0.001 * | 0.008 * | 3.817 | <0.001 $ | |||
Cementoenamel Junction to Bone Level | |||||||
Baseline | 3.55 | 0.510 | 5.85 | 0.745 | |||
9 months | 2.90 | 0.447 | 4.90 | 0.553 | |||
p-value * | <0.001 * | <0.001 * | −1.485 | 0.146 | |||
Intra-bony Defects | |||||||
Baseline | 3.35 | 0.489 | 3.45 | 0.510 | |||
9 months | 2.10 | 0.308 | 2.05 | 0.224 | |||
p-value * | <0.001 * | <0.001 * | −0.900 | 0.374 | |||
Defect Fill | |||||||
9 months | 1.20 | 0.410 | 0.20 | 0.410 | 7.706 | <0.001 $ |
* Indicates intragroup comparison (vs. baseline) assessed using paired sample t-test. $ Indicates intergroup comparison (vs. CGF) assessed using independent sample t-test.