[Table/Fig-2]:

Comparison of the mean baseline values of gingival index (GI), plaque index (PI), organoleptic scores and anaerobic bacterial colony count (ABC)among groups

Parameter	Group	Mean scores (SD)	p- value
Gingival index scores (GI)	CHX	1.77 (0.576)	0.944*
	Oil	1.71 (0.512)
	Placebo	1.69 (0.506)
Plaque inde scores (PI)	CHX	2.45 (0.44)	0.982*
	Oil	2.41 (0.42)
	Placebo	2.39 (0.39)
Objective organoleptic scores (ORG1)	CHX	3.6 (0.68)	0.952*
	Oil	3.67 (0.66)
	Placebo	3.8 (0.670
Anaerobic bacterial colony count (ABC)	CHX	8.02 (0.82)	0.844**
	Oil	7.99 (0.8)
	Placebo	7.8 (0.67)

* P< 0.05, Kruskal Wallis test, ** P<0.05, ANOVA