Table 4.

Intergroup comparison of salivary calprotectin levels 8 weeks posttreatment

Parameter	Study groups	n	Mean±SD	ANOVA
				F	P
Calprotectin	Group A1	16	43.97±1.72	2.77	<0.05 *
	Group A2	14	43.48±1.86
	Group B1	14	42.09±3.00
	Group B2	16	40.49±6.14

*Value of P is considered statistically significant P<0.05. ANOVA – Analysis of variance; P – Probability; SD – Standard deviation; n – Number of participants; F – Fisher in ANOVA test; A1 – Patients with periodontitis receiving scaling and root planing; A2 – Patients with periodontitis receiving scaling and root planing as an adjunct to low-level laser therapy; B1 – Patients with periodontitis associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving scaling and root planing; B2 – Patients with periodontitis associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving scaling and root planing as an adjunct to low-level laser therapy