Table 6.
Summary of Bleeding Index Margin and Papillae scores
Time point | Margin or papillae | Mean Modified Gingival Index (±SD) | |
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0.1% o-cymen-5-ol/0.6%ZnCl2 (N = 100) | 0.204% Sodium Fluoride (N = 105) | ||
Pre-Prophy Baseline | Margin | 0.73 ± 0.172 | 0.73 ± 0.192 |
Papillae | 0.62 ± 0.186 | 0.63 ± 0.205 | |
Randomisation | Margin | 0.27 ± 0.078 | 0.27 ± 0.076 |
Papillae | 0.20 ± 0.078 | 0.19 ± 0.080 | |
Week 12* | Margin | 0.37 ± 0.155 | 0.49 ± 0.171 |
Papillae | 0.32 ± 0.154 | 0.44 ± 0.186 |
Between treatment differences based on model-adjusted means were statistically significant (P < 0.0001) in favour of 0.1%w/w o-cymen-5-ol/ 0.6%w/w zinc chloride (ZnCl2) dentifrice for margin and papillae.