Table 3.

Comparison of secondary outcome measurements between 2 groups.

Outcomes	Experimental group (n = 36)	Control group (n = 36)	P
Before treatment
Clinical crown length (mm)	8.74 (1.62)	8.61 (1.74)	.74
Tooth root length (mm)	11.44 (1.23)	11.49 (1.16)	.86
Periodontal tissue of the affected tooth
Alveolar bone height (mm)	5.30 (0.14)	5.31 (0.18)	.11
Periodontal pocket depth (mm)	6.38 (0.21)	6.42 (0.24)	.45
Bleeding index	81.26 (7.10)	79.84 (6.91)	.39
After treatment
Clinical crown length (mm)	7.01 (1.55)∗	7.79 (1.63)†	.04
Tooth root length (mm)	11.21 (1.30)	11.40 (1.27)	.53
Periodontal tissue of the affected tooth
Alveolar bone height (mm)	5.28 (0.18)	5.30 (0.15)	.61
Periodontal pocket depth (mm)	3.40 (0.10)∗	4.45 (0.13)∗	<.01
Bleeding index	56.74 (4.28)∗	69.21 (5.02)∗	<.01

Data are present as mean ± standard deviation or number (%).

^∗P < .01, compared before treatment.

^†P < .05, compared before treatment.