Table 4.
Comparison of pocket probing depth among the various groups
| PPD | Mean±SD | Between groups | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG | TG 1 | TG 2 | TG 3 | TG 4 | TG 5 | F | P | |
| Baseline | 481.5±13.5 | 469.1±28.2 | 476.7±25.1 | 470.1±23.8 | 483.7±20.9 | 472.2±25.6 | 2.05 | 0.074 |
| 1 month | 471.9±12.9 | 434.8±26.5 | 441.8±25.2 | 451.7±26.4 | 461.3±24.3 | 440.8±27.0 | 10.19 | <0.001 |
| 6 months | 477.0±10.7 | 400.2±32.7 | 405.4±23.0 | 425.2±22.5 | 430.5±22.6 | 410.3±27.0 | 41.19 | <0.001 |
| Within group | F=29.00, P<0.001 | F=231.05, P<0.001 | F=273.57, P<0.001 | F=180.98, P<0.001 | F=272.06, P<0.001 | F=250.52, P<0.001 | ||
| Comparison of PPD among the various groups. | ||||||||
| PPD | Mean±SD | Between groups | ||||||
| CG | TG 1 | TG 2 | TG 3 | TG 4 | TG 5 | F | P | |
| 1 month | 9.5±4.8 | 22.4±9.9 | 34.9±12.2 | 18.4±12.3 | 34.3±13.5 | 31.4±14.6 | 22.72 | <0.001 |
| 6 months | 4.5±7.7 | 53.2±15.7 | 71.3±21.8 | 44.9±15.3 | 68.9±22.9 | 61.9±17.7 | 59.39 | <0.001 |
PPD: Pocket probing depth, SD: Standard deviation