Table 4. Comparison of clinical parameters among the three naswar groups.

Clinical Parameters	Groups	N	Mean	Std. Deviation	95% Confidence Interval for Mean		F value	P value
					Lower Bound	Upper Bound
Bleeding on probing	Mild	106	21.52	1.669	21.20	21.84	291.2	0.001*
	Moderate	106	23.78	1.493	23.50	24.07
	Severe	106	26.02	.717	25.88	26.16
	Total	318	23.77	2.284	23.52	24.03
Pocket depth 4-6mm	Mild	106	9.75	.837	9.59	9.92	1073.9	0.001*
	Moderate	106	13.00	.717	12.86	13.14
	Severe	106	14.76	.834	14.60	14.92
	Total	318	12.51	2.225	12.26	12.75
Pocket depth >6mm	Mild	106	5.25	.438	5.17	5.34	2741.5	0.001*
	Moderate	106	7.25	.432	7.16	7.33
	Severe	106	11.25	.837	11.08	11.41
	Total	318	7.92	2.566	7.63	8.20
Clinical attachment loss (in mm)	Mild	106	2.50	.502	2.40	2.60	585.2	0.001*
	Moderate	106	3.00	0.000	3.00	3.00
	Severe	106	4.25	.438	4.17	4.34
	Total	318	3.25	.833	3.16	3.34
Gingival recession	Mild	106	5.74	.832	5.58	5.90	967.9	0.001
	Moderate	106	6.25	.432	6.16	6.33
	Severe	106	9.75	.829	9.59	9.90
	Total	318	7.24	1.925	7.03	7.45

One-way ANOVA; statistical significance at p≤0.05;

* indicates high statistical significance.