Table 1.

Demographic characteristics

Variable	Treatment group		p-value
	SRP Mean ± SD	SRP + P Mean ± SD
Number of patients	15	15	NS
Number of males	8	7	NS
Number of smokers	0	0	NS
Age	45.73 ± 6.24	46.60 ± 4.47	NS

Significance of differences between groups: p > 0.1: not significant (NS); p < 0.1 to >0.05: tendency; p < 0.05: significant (bold).

SRP, scaling and rootplaning + placebo lozenge; SRP + P, scaling and rootplaning + probiotic lozenge.