[Table/Fig-3]:

Evaluation of effect of curcumin gel on clinical parameters

		Baseline	1 month	3 month	6 month
Plaque index	Test value	1.97±0.42	0.48±0.26	0.71±0.19	0.94±0.26
	Control site	1.99±0.32	0.55±0.16	0.78±0.20	1.02±0.20
	p-value	0.153	0.183	0.050*	0.016*
Bleeding index	Test site	2.54±0.59	0.56±0.29	0.91±0.16	0.94±0.17
	Control site	2.58±0.60	0.77±0.35	1.08±0.23	1.16±0.27
	p-value	0.161	<0.001**	<0.001**	<0.001**
Pocket Probing depth baseline	Test site	5.92±0.95	4.44±1.04	4.32±1.03	4.32±0.78
	Control site	5.72±0.84	4.96±0.73	4.6±0.71	4.73±0.70
	p-value	0.096	0.001*	0.090+	0.025*
Clinical Attachment level	Test site	8.12±1.13	5.56±1.04	5.08±1.08	5.45±0.91
	Control site	7.84±0.90	6.52±0.87	5.88±0.93	6.14±0.94
	p-value	0.110	<0.001**	<0.001**	<0.001**

Significant figures ⁺ Suggestive significance (p-value: 0.05<p<0.10),*Moderately significant (p-value: 0.01<p≤0.05),** Strongly significant(p-value: p≤0.01)