| Clinical Parameter |
Listerine® Group |
Water Group |
| D0 mean(SD) |
D28 mean(SD) |
D28-D0 mean (SD) |
p-value |
D0 mean(SD) |
D28 mean(SD) |
D28-D0 mean(SD) |
p-value |
| VPI (%) |
52.2(11.6) |
28.1(6.2) |
-24.1(9.5) |
0.000 |
52.0(15.3) |
52.5(14.4) |
0.5(1.7) |
0.309 |
| SBI |
2.2(0.4) |
1.3(0.2) |
-0.9(0.5) |
0.000 |
2.0(0.4) |
2.0(0.4) |
0.0(0.1) |
0.975 |
| CI |
0.0(0.0) |
0.3(0.5) |
0.3(0.5) |
0.041 |
0.0(0.0) |
0.1(0.4) |
0.1(0.4) |
0.164 |
| SI |
0.3(0.8) |
1.1(2.1) |
0.9(2.0) |
0.121 |
0.0(0.0) |
0.0(0.0) |
0.0(0.0) |
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| % BOP |
68.3(10.9) |
39.6(9.4) |
-28.7(8.7) |
0.000 |
61.5(6.7) |
63.1(7.6) |
1.5(1.8) |
0.005 |
| CRP |
4.4(8.0) |
4.0(9.1) |
-0.4(2.7) |
0.574 |
2.7(3.3) |
2.0(3.3) |
-0.7(1.1) |
0.039 |
SD= Standard Deviation, D0= Day 0, D28= Day 28, VPI=Visible Plaque Index, SBI= Sulcus Bleeding Index, CI= Calculus Index, SI= Stain Index, %BOP= Percentage of Sites
with Bleeding on Probing, CRP= Serum Level of C-Reactive Protein |
