Table 1.
DI-S, CI-S and OHI-S distribution of participants among intervention groups at baseline.
| Group | DI-S |
CI-S |
OHI-S |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | P value | Mean ± SD | P value | Mean ± SD | P value | |
| Intraoral suction | 2.0 ± 0.6 | 0.83 | 1.8 ± 0.7 | 3.8 ± 1.4 | ||
| EOS and intraoral suction | 1.7 ± 0.6 | 1.5 ± 0.7 | 3.3 ± 1.4 | |||
| EOS and low suction | 1.8 ± 0.6 | 1.5 ± 0.6 | 0.76 | 3.3 ± 1.4 | 0.76 | |
| High and low suction | 1.9 ± 0.6 | 1.6 ± 0.5 | 3.5 ± 0.9 | |||
| Low suction | 2.0 ± 0.6 | 1.8 ± 0.6 | 3.8 ± 1.2 | |||
SD: standard deviation; EOS: extra-oral; DI-S: Simplified calculus index; DI-S: Simplified debris index; OHI-S: simplified oral hygiene index.
Statistical analysis carried out using one-way ANOVA test.* P value < 0.05.