Table 1.

Standardization of the two groups at baseline using t-test (n = 15)

Group	Group	Mean	Std. deviation	P-value*
Age (years)	Intervention Control	45.467 42.867	7.698 8.416	0.602
Baseline PD (mm)	Intervention	5.067	0.982	0.137
	Control	4.507	1.018
Baseline CAL (mm)	Intervention Control	5.240 4.667	1.041 1.010	0.137
Baseline BI	Intervention	78.533	9.869	0.789
	Control	79.533	10.432

PD Pocket depth, CAL Clinical attachment loss, BI Bleeding index, 

*t-test at 0.05 level of significance