Table 1.
Comparison of plaque index among the various groups
| PI | Mean±SD | Between groups | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG | TG 1 | TG 2 | TG 3 | TG 4 | TG 5 | F | P* | |
| Baseline | 252.1±15.9 | 245.9±26.5 | 260.1±34.4 | 247.1±18.3 | 245.3±22.0 | 252.0±19.4 | 1.69 | 0.138 |
| 1 week | 229.1±20.9 | 227.5±27.1 | 211.3±35.2 | 228.7±25.9 | 210.3±18.1 | 222.0±19.2 | 3.57 | 0.004 |
| 1 month | 233.3±17.8 | 207.3±26 | 165.4±32.9 | 211.3±31.6 | 182.9±19.4 | 195.5±19.5 | 26.29 | <0.001 |
| 6 months | 245.2±19.3 | 188±27.2 | 108.0±26.5 | 190.2±35.5 | 150.6±22.9 | 167.6±25.0 | 89.21 | <0.001 |
| Within group* | F=33.11, P<0.001 | F=364.48, P<0.001 | F=708.02, P<0.001 | F=111.71, P<0.001 | F=319.90, P<0.001 | F=329.91, P<0.001 | ||
| Comparison of PI change from baseline among the various groups | ||||||||
| PI | Mean±SD | Between groups | ||||||
| CG | TG 1 | TG 2 | TG 3 | TG 4 | TG 5 | F | P | |
| 1 week | 23.0±11.5 | 18.4±7.5 | 48.8±12.1 | 18.4±13.8 | 35.0±14.6 | 30.0±11.2 | 28.77 | <0.001 |
| 1 month | 18.8±11.7 | 38.6±10.0 | 94.7±17.3 | 35.8±20.7 | 62.4±18.8 | 56.5±15.0 | 81.28 | <0.001 |
| 6 months | 6.9±17.0 | 57.9±14.3 | 152.2±24.4 | 56.9±27.4 | 94.7±23.4 | 84.4±21.8 | 146.88 | <0.001 |
*Signifies the comparison between the group was done by using one-way ANOVA. **Signifies the comparison within the groups was done using repeated ANOVA measures. PI: Plaque index, SD: Standard deviation