Table 2 Comparison of mean periodontal clinical parameters at baseline and 12 weeks following NSPT

83.1 (72.3, 93.8)

13.8 (6.5, 21.0)^*

69.3 (55.1, 83.4)^#

45.5 (38.0, 53.0)

30.5 (24.1, 37.0)^*

15.0 (9.2, 20.7)

79.1 (68.7, 89.6)

20.3 (12.5, 28.2)^*

58.8 (45.6, 72.0)^#

40.7 (35.5, 46.0)

25.9 (20.5, 31.2)^*

14.9 (9.0, 20.7)

2.4 (2.3, 2.6)

2.1 (1.9, 2.2)^*

0.4 (0.2, 0.6)

3.0 (2.7, 3.2)

2.3 (2.1, 2.5)^*

0.6 (0.5, 0.8)

3.1 (2.8, 3.5)

2.7 (2.4, 3.0)

0.5 (0.3, 0.7)

3.7 (3.3, 4.1)

3.1 (2.7, 3.5)

0.6 (0.4, 0.7)