Table 2.

Clinical parameters at baseline and 3 months post treatment

	Baseline		Post-treatment		P-value (Between- group comparison)
	Test	Control	Test	Control
Plaque index (PI)	2.53 ± 0.89αμ	2.71 ± 0.46αμ	1.1 ± 0.79α	1.1 ± 0.68α	0.705
Gingival Index (GI)	2.6 ± 0.72μ	2.75 ± 0.75μ	0.98 ± 0.58β	1.33 ± 0.07β	0.002
Bleeding Index (BI)	2.71 ± 0.65μ	2.53 ± 0.89μ	0.84 ± 0.48β	1.3 ± 0.79β	0.000
Probing depth (mm)	3.72 ± 0.72μ	3.94 ± 0.78μ	1.95 ± 0.76β	2.55 ± 0.86β	0.004
CAL (mm)	5.1 ± 4.1μ	5.67 ± 4.32μ	3.40 ± 2.71β	4.33 ± 3.19β	0.002

^μNo statistically significant difference between groups in baseline measurements (p > 0.05)

^αPI was not significantly different between groups at any time points

^βGI, BI, PD and CAL were significantly different between groups after 3 months