Table 3.
Comparison by group of OHI-S and BOP at baseline, midpoint, and end of the study
|
Index |
Control |
P a |
Dentalcluj Brush Assistant |
P a |
Brush DJ |
P a |
|
|
OHI-S |
Baseline |
0.83x |
0.02 |
1.04x |
0.004 |
0.73 |
0.08 |
|
Intermediate |
0.50xy |
0.71xy |
0.42 |
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|
Final |
0.38y |
0.50y |
0.38 |
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|
BOP |
Baseline |
34.0% |
0.22 |
38.7%x |
0.02 |
18.1% |
0.28 |
|
Intermediate |
27.1% |
29.0%xy |
20.8% |
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|
Final |
26.2% |
26.5%b |
15.4% |
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aFriedman test with multiple comparisons
The P values in bold type show statistically significant differences (P < 0.05)
Values that share the same letter do not have statistically significant differences