|
NSPT group (n = 15) (% ± SD)
|
OHI group ( n = 17) (% ± SD)
|
p-value
|
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Plaque index
| | | |
Baseline
|
40.06 ± 22.44
|
32.70 ± 21.08
|
0.346
|
2 months
|
4.65 ± 4.63
|
12.06 ± 10.01
|
0.013*
|
3 months
|
1.96 ± 5.97
|
4.88 ± 5.88
|
0.174
|
P1 value
|
<0.001*
|
<0.001*
| |
P2 value
|
<0.001*
|
<0.001*
| |
P3 value
|
0.157
|
<0.001*
| |
Effect Size1
|
1.747
|
1.480
| |
Effect Size2
|
1.704
|
1.577
| |
Effect Size3
|
0.386
|
1.193
| |
Gingival bleeding index
| | | |
Baseline
|
20.81 ± 21.07
|
21.56 ± 15.22
|
0.908
|
2 months
|
2.97 ± 3.98
|
6.40 ± 10.00
|
0.224
|
3 months
|
1.18 ± 1.66
|
14.85 ± 46.32
|
0.263
|
P1 value
|
0.006*
|
<0.001*
| |
P2 value
|
0.003*
|
0.565
| |
P3 value
|
0.092
|
0.466
| |
Effect Size1
|
0.844
|
2.108
| |
Effect Size2
|
0.942
|
0.143
| |
Effect Size3
|
0.467
|
0.181
| |
- *p < 0.05 ( statistically significant).
- p1 - p-value of baseline compared to 2 months.
- p2 - p-value of baseline compared to 3 months.
- p3 - p-value of 2 months compared to 3 months.
- Effect Size1 - effect size of baseline compared to 2 months.
- Effect Size2 – effect size of baseline compared to 3 months.
- Effect Size3 – effect size of 2 months compared to 3 months.