| Clinical Parameter |
Listerine® Group (D28-D0) mean (SD) |
Water Group (D28-D0) mean (SD) |
p-value |
| VPI |
-24.1 (9.5) |
0.5 (1.7) |
0.000 |
| SBI |
-0.9 (0.5) |
0.0 (0.1) |
0.000 |
| CI |
0.3 (0.5) |
0.1 (0.4) |
0.379 |
| SI |
0.9 (2.03) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.110 |
| % BOP |
-28.7 (8.7) |
1.5 (1.8) |
0.000 |
| CRP |
-0.4 (2.7) |
-0.7 (1.1) |
0.743 |
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 |