Table 1. Intra-group comparison of the measurements of clinical parameters (mean ± SD) at baseline and 3 and 6 months later (in mm) .

Parameters	Group 1		Group 2
	Mean ± SD	P-value*	Mean ± SD	P-value*
PPD (in mm)
Baseline	7.45 ± 0.51		7.50 ± 0.51
3 months	6.20 ± 0.69	<0.0001 (HS)	5.60 ± 0.59	<0.0001 (HS)
Baseline	7.45 ± 0.51		7.50 ± 0.51
6 months	5.65 ± 0.58	<0.0001 (HS)	4.45 ± 0.51	<0.0001 (HS)
CAL (in mm)
Baseline	7.80 ± 0.52		7.90 ± 0.55
3 months	6.50 ± 0.76	<0.0001 (HS)	5.80 ± 0.62	<0.0001 (HS)
Baseline	7.80 ± 0.52		7.90 ± 0.55
6 months	5.9 0± 0.64	<0.0001 (HS)	4.55 ± 0.51	<0.0001 (HS)

*Obtained using paired t-test; HS: Highly Significant