Table 5.

Estimated marginal means (standard error) for scores on Beck Oral Assessment Scale and scores on mucosal-plaque score for groups across time (n = 116)

Group	Day 1	Day 3	Day 5	Overall
	Beck Oral Assessment Scale
Control	10.9 (0.39)	11.9 (0.38)	11.0 (0.51)	11.3 (0.33)
Treatment	9.5 (0.35)	9.1 (0.36)	7.7 (0.58)	8.8 (0.32)
Overall	10.2 (0.26)	10.5 (0.26)	9.4 (0.38)
	Mucosal-Plaque Score
Control	4.1 (0.19)	4.3 (0.16)	4.0 (0.25)	4.2 (0.16)
Treatment	3.8 (0.16)	3.3 (0.16)	2.6 (0.28)	3.3 (0.15)
Overall	4.0 (0.12)	3.8 (0.11)	3.2 (0.19)