Table 1.

Mean values and standard deviations (SD) of oral hygiene (OHI, API) and sulcus bleeding indexes (SBI) in studied groups of patients.

Parameter	Study group CA (n = 16)			Study group CC (n = 15)
	Average	(Range)	SD	Average	(Range)	SD
API I	55.69	(42–100)	27.50	51.31	(28.5–83)	17.44
API II	43.02	(31–75)	20.35	43.95	(26–69.5)	13.56
API III	31.85	(23–50)	14.89	36.98	(21.7–65)	12.36
SBI I	1.32	0–0.5 (0%)	0.60	1.21	0–0.5 (0%)	0.70
		0.5–1.5 (56%)			0.5–1.5 (73%)
		1.5–2.5 (44%)			1.5–2.5 (27%)
SBI II	1.03	0–0.5 (0%)	0.49	1.21	0–0.5 (7%)	0.59
		0.5–1.5 (75%)			0.5–1.5 (73%)
		1.5–2.5 (25%)			1.5–2.5 (20%)
SBI III	0.77	0–0.5 (19%)	0.44	0.94	0–0.5 (13%)	0.54
		0.5–1.5 (81%)			0.5–1.5 (80%)
		1.5–2.5 (0%)			1.5–2.5 (7%)
OHI I	1.45	0–0.5 (0%)	0.61	1.26	0–0.5 (6.5%)	0.43
		0.5–1.5 (69%)			0.5–1.5 (67%)
		1.5–2.5 (25%)			1.5–2.5 (20%)
		2.5–3.5 (6%)			2.5–3.5 (6.5%)
OHI II	1.03	0–0.5 (0%) 0.5–1.5 (75%) 1.5–2.5 (25%)	0.44	1.02	0–0.5 (6.7%)	0.38
					0.5–1.5 (80%)
					1.5–2.5 (6.7%)
					2.5–3.5 (6.7%)
OHI III	0.70	0–0.5 (37.5%)	0.27	0.83	0–0.5 (13.2%)	0.38
		0.5–1.5 (56%)			0.5–1.5 (73.5%)
		1.5–2.5 (6.5%)			1.5–2.5 (13.2%)

I: first visit, day 1 after the surgery (before CA or CC gel application, baseline).

II: second visit, day 8 after the surgery.

III: third visit, day 22 after the surgery (following CC or CA gel application, final assessment).