The effects of topical erythropoietin on non-surgical treatment of periodontitis: a preliminary study

BMC Oral Health

Table 2 Clinical parameters at baseline and 3 months post treatment

	Baseline		Post-treatment		P-value (Between- group comparison)
	Test	Control	Test	Control	P-value (Between- group comparison)
Plaque index (PI)	2.53 ± 0.89^αμ	2.71 ± 0.46^αμ	1.1 ± 0.79^α	1.1 ± 0.68^α	0.705
Gingival Index (GI)	2.6 ± 0.72^μ	2.75 ± 0.75^μ	0.98 ± 0.58^β	1.33 ± 0.07^β	0.002
Bleeding Index (BI)	2.71 ± 0.65^μ	2.53 ± 0.89^μ	0.84 ± 0.48^β	1.3 ± 0.79^β	0.000
Probing depth (mm)	3.72 ± 0.72^μ	3.94 ± 0.78^μ	1.95 ± 0.76^β	2.55 ± 0.86^β	0.004
CAL (mm)	5.1 ± 4.1^μ	5.67 ± 4.32^μ	3.40 ± 2.71^β	4.33 ± 3.19^β	0.002

^μNo statistically significant difference between groups in baseline measurements (p > 0.05)
^αPI was not significantly different between groups at any time points
^βGI, BI, PD and CAL were significantly different between groups after 3 months

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