Table 2.

Distribution of clinical parameters in three different groups (I, II and III)

Factors	Group I	Group II	Group III	P	Post hoc analysis
					I versus II	I versus III	II versus III
SS PPD	2.55±0.75	6.80±1.45	7.00±1.47	<0.0001K	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.6944
SS CAL	0.20±0.88	7.23±1.40	7.53±1.55	<0.0001K	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.6404
SS PII	1.23±1.10	1.93±0.73	1.88±0.69	0.0020K	0.0046	0.0051	0.8100
SS GI	0.60±0.71	2.10±0.67	2.10±0.63	<0.0001K	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.9892
PPD	2.55±0.75	3.68±0.46	3.61±0.42	<0.0001A	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.8116
CAL	0.20±0.88	3.70±0.53	4.01±0.51	<0.0001A	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.1093
PII	0.77±0.56	1.94±0.50	1.74±0.43	<0.0001A	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.1900
GI	0.64±0.54	1.78±0.69	1.68±0.49	<0.0001A	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.7434

^KKruskal- Wallis test, ^AOne-way ANOVA. SS: Site specific, PPD: Probing pocket depth, CAL: Clinical attachment level, PII: Plaque index, GI: Gingival index