Table 2.
Variables | Timepoint (n) | Groups | One-way ANOVA (p-value) | ||||||||
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PR | CH | PL | |||||||||
Mean ± SD | Mean differeence 95%CI | p-value | Mean ± SD | Mean differeence 95%CI | p-value | Mean ± SD | Mean differeence 95%CI | p-value | |||
PI | Baseline (45) | 1.37 ± 0.27 | 0.64 (0.537, 0.743) | 0.001*a | 1.35 ± 0.28 | 0.41 (0.303, 0.509) | 0.001*a | 1.30 ± 0.24 | 0.05 (0.003, 0.105) | 0.038*a | 0.414b |
3 weeks (45) | 0.7 ± 3 0.25 | 0.90 ± 0.17 | 1.24 ± 0.24 | 0.001*b | |||||||
GI | Baseline (45) | 1.31 ± 0.24 | 0.66 (0.575, 0.748) | 0.001*a | 1.30 ± 0.25 | 0.39 (0.287, 0.500) | 0.001*a | 1.24 ± 0.18 | 0.09 (0.036, 0.146) | 0.002*a | 0.274b |
3 weeks (45) | 0.65 ± 0.26 | 0.90 ± 0.20 | 1.15 ± 0.24 | 0.001*b |
PR Propolis, CH Chlorhexidine, PL Placebo, PI Plaque index, GI Gingival index
*p < 0.05 statistically significant
aPaired t Test
bOne-way ANOVA