[Table/Fig-6]:

Comparison of mean pre and post values of gingival index, plaque index, organoleptic scores and anaerobic colony count within Placebo group

Parameter	Time interval	Mean values (SD)	p- value
Gingival index (GI)	0 day	1.69 (0.46)	0.001*
	22 day	1.56 (0.40)
Plaque index (PI)	0 day	2.39 (0.30)	0.000*
	22 day	2.27 (0.32)
Objective organoleptic test (ORG1)	0 day	4.15 (0.86)	0.157*
	22 day	4.05 (0.94)
Subjective organoleptic test (ORG2)	0 day	3.8 (0.67)	0.014*
	22 day	3.15 (0.66)
Anaerobic colony count (ABC)	0 day	7.89 (0.68)	0.01**
	22 day	7.8 (0.67)

* P<0.05,Wilcoxan sign rank test, ** P<0.05, Student t test