| NSPT group (n = 15) | OHI group ( n = 17) | *p | †p | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sites with PPD < 4 mm (% ± SD) | Sites with PAL < 4 mm (% ± SD) | Sites with PPD < 4 mm (% ± SD) | Sites PAL < 4 mm (% ± SD) |  |  |
Baseline | 81.14 ± 13.38 | 63.45 ± 21.29 | 87.54 ± 15.00 | 75.98 ± 20.37 | 0.215 | 0.099 |
2 months | 95.61 ± 3.50 | 71.60 ± 19.26 | 90.32 ± 15.29 | 78.99 ± 21.17 | 0.138 | 0.312 |
3 month | 97.96 ± 1.75 | 74.93 ± 18.03 | 91.67 ± 14.86 | 80.10 ± 21.57 | 0.633 | 0.472 |
P1 value | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.001* | <0.001* | Â | Â |
P2 value | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | Â | Â |
P3 value | 0.008* | 0.002* | 0.001* | 0.005* | Â | Â |
Effect Size1 | 1.205 | 0.822 | 0.991 | 0.792 | Â | Â |
Effect Size2 | 1.289 | 0.982 | 1.383 | 0.928 | Â | Â |
Effect size3 | 0.794 | 0.994 | 0.962 | 0.786 | Â | Â |
 | Sites with PPD | Sites with PAL | Sites with PPD | Sites with PAL |  |  |
 | 4-6 mm (% ± SD) | 4-6 mm (% ± SD) | 4-6 mm (% ± SD) | 4-6 mm (% ± SD) |  |  |
Baseline | 16.51 ± 10.97 | 28.62 ± 16.19 | 11.00 ± 9.52 | 19.59 ± 12.06 | 0.201 | 0.082 |
2 months | 4.28 ± 3.53 | 23.69 ± 16.84 | 8.54 ± 10.87 | 17.55 ± 13.72 | 0.158 | 0.264 |
3 month | 2.04 ± 1.75 | 21.40 ± 16.06 | 7.31 ± 10.85 | 16.63 ± 14.44 | 0.381 | 0.384 |
P1 value | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.005* | <0.001* | Â | Â |
P2 value | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | Â | Â |
P3 value | 0.012* | 0.013* | 0.002* | 0.032* | Â | Â |
Effect Size1 | 1.303 | 0.624 | 0.797 | 0.516 | Â | Â |
Effect Size2 | 1.371 | 0.769 | 1.127 | 0.619 | Â | Â |
Effect Size3 | 0.749 | 0.733 | 0.900 | 0.570 | Â | Â |
 | Sites with PPD | Sites with PAL | Sites with PPD | Sites with PAL |  |  |
 | >6 mm (% ± SD) | >6 mm (% ± SD) | >6 mm (% ± SD) | >6 mm (% ± SD) |  |  |
Baseline | 2.36 ± 3.14 | 7.93 ± 7.87 | 1.54 ± 5.80 | 4.29 ± 9.77 | 0.115 | 0.260 |
2 months | 0.06 ± 0.23 | 4.55 ± 4.64 | 1.14 ± 4.69 | 3.40 ± 8.91 | 0.074 | 0.656 |
3 month | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 3.67 ± 4.06 | 1.02 ± 4.20 | 3.27 ± 8.40 | 0.356 | 0.869 |
P1 value | 0.012* | 0.001* | 0.168 | <0.001* | Â | Â |
P2 value | 0.012* | 0.001* | 0.203 | <0.001* | Â | Â |
P3 value | 0.334 | 0.011* | 0.332 | 0.407 | Â | Â |
Effect Size1 | 0.747 | 0.655 | 0.350 | 0.757 | Â | Â |
Effect Size2 | 0.749 | 0.803 | 0.322 | 0.612 | Â | Â |
Effect Size3 | 0.258 | 0.751 | 0.243 | 0.207 | Â | Â |
 | Mean PPD (mean ± SD) | Mean PAL (mean ± SD) | Mean PPD (mean ± SD) | Mean PAL (mean ± SD) |  |  |
Baseline | 2.56 ± 0.57 | 3.35 ± 0.83 | 2.29 ± 0.69 | 2.79 ± 0.96 | 0.535 | 0.089 |
2 months | 1.94 ± 0.26 | 2.92 ± 0.72 | 2.09 ± 0.72 | 2.62 ± 0.97 | 0.459 | 0.329 |
3 months | 1.76 ± 0.19 | 2.73 ± 0.70 | 2.02 ± 0.71 | 2.56 ± 0.97 | 0.179 | 0.560 |
P1 value | 0.004* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | Â | Â |
P2 value | 0.003* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | Â | Â |
P3 value | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.001* | 0.002* | Â | Â |
Effect Size1 | 0.873 | 1.893 | 1.090 | 1.396 | Â | Â |
Effect Size2 | 2.057 | 2.057 | 1.528 | 1.528 | Â | Â |
Effect Size3 | 1.506 | 1.697 | 0.967 | 1.282 | Â | Â |