Table 2.
Outcomes of treatment with triple therapy alone and treatment with triple therapy plus periodontal therapy.
| Variable | Treatment |
OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATB alone | ATB + periodontal therapy | |||
| ITT | ||||
| Cure rate | 304/350 (86.85) | 331/350 (94.57) | 0.87 (0.68–0.98) | 0.076 |
| Recurrence | 53/350 (15.14) | 7/350 (2) | 0.67 (0.45–0.99) | 0.001* |
| PP | ||||
| Cure rate | 304/347 (87.60) | 331/342 (96.78) | 0.77 (0.58–0.97) | 0.078 |
| Recurrence | 53/347 (15.27) | 7/342 (2.04) | 0.69 (0.52–0.99) | 0.001* |
ATB: antibiotic OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; ITT: intention-to-treat; PP: per-protocol.