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. 2020 Nov 6;61(Suppl 3):21–27. doi: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00045.x

Table 5.

Summary of Bleeding Index over time

Time point Mean Bleeding Index (±SD) Between Treatment Comparison*
0.1% o-cymen-5-ol/0.6%ZnCl2 (N = 100) 0.204% Sodium Fluoride (N = 105) Mean Difference (%) 95% CI P-value
Pre-Prophy Baseline 0.68 ± 0.165 0.68 ± 0.189
Randomisation 0.24 ± 0.073 0.23 ± 0.073
Week 12 0.35 ± 0.151 0.47 ± 0.175 −0.12 (−26.3%) (−0.17, −0.08) <0.0001
*

0.1%w/w o-cymen-5-ol/0.6%w/w zinc chloride (ZnCl2) gel to foam dentifrice vs 0.204%w/w sodium fluoride dentifrice, a negative difference favours the experimental dentifrice. Comparison based on model-adjusted means.