Table 3.
Plaque index (coverage scores) on selected teeth in the lower (mandibular) and upper (maxillary) jaws of control and treatment dogs. Mandibular I3 was not part of the assessment.
| Tooth | Day | Lower Jaw | Upper Jaw | ||
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| Control | OCP | Control | OCP | ||
| Canine | 14 | 0.75 ± 0.3 | 0.46 ± 0.16∗ | 0.75 ± 0.25 | 0.46 ± 0.16∗ |
| 21 | 1.4 ± 0.2∧ | 0.56 ± 0.18∗∧ | 1.6 ± 0.2∧ | 0.63 ± 0.18∗∧ | |
| 28 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.1∗∧ | 2.0 ± 0.2 | 1.4 ± 0.2∗∧ | |
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| M1 | 14 | 1.0 ± 0.00 | 0.46 ± 0.16∗ | 0.75 ± 0.25 | 0.46 ± 0.16∗ |
| 21 | 1.4 ± 0.2∧ | 0.89 ± 0.11∗∧ | 1.6 ± 0.2∧ | 1.0 ± 0.00∗∧ | |
| 28 | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.1∗∧ | 1.7 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 0.1∗ | |
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| P3 | 14 | 0.50 ± 0.29 | 0.36 ± 0.15 | 0.50 ± 0.29 | 0.46 ± 0.16 |
| 21 | 1.0 ± 0.00∧ | 0.67 ± 0.17∗∧ | 1.0 ± 0.00∧ | 1.0 ± 0.00∧ | |
| 28 | 1.0 ± 0.00 | 0.92 ± 0.08∧ | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | |
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| P4 | 14 | 0.50 ± 0.29 | 0.36 ± 0.15 | 0.50 ± 0.29 | 0.50 ± 0.16 |
| 21 | 1.0 ± 0.00∧ | 0.67 ± 0.17∗∧ | 1.0 ± 0.00∧ | 1.2 ± 0.1∧ | |
| 28 | 1.0 ± 0.00 | 1.0 ± 0.00∧ | 1.0 ± 0.00 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | |
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| I3 | 14 | — | — | 1.0 ± 0.00 | 0.28 ± 0.14∗ |
| 21 | — | — | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 0.75 ± 0.16∗∧ | |
| 28 | — | — | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 1.3 ± 0.2∧ | |
Values are mean ± se. Numbers of dogs (control, treatment): day 14: 9, 16; day 21: 9, 15; Day 28: 11, 17.
∗ indicates significant difference (p < 0.05).
∧ indicates significant difference (p < 0.05) compared to the preceding time point.