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Table 2 Mean values at time-points t0 (baseline), t1 (1 month), t2 (2 months), t3 (3 months), and t4 (6 months) of Plaque Index, Gingival Index, and White Spot Lesions for the study group and control group

From: Effects of remote digital monitoring on oral hygiene of orthodontic patients: a prospective study

 

PI

     

GI

     

WSL

     
 

Study group

SD

Control group

SD

Delta

p-value*

Study group

SD

Control group

SD

Delta

p-value*

Study group

SD

Control group

SD

Delta

p-value*

t0

0.51

0.45

0.44

0.47

 − 0.07

0.383

0.88

0.52

0.43

0.43

 − 0.45

0.013

1.10

1.50

1.13

2.06

0.29

0.464

t1

0.41

0.43

0.63

0.53

0.22

0.069

0.61

0.56

0.48

0.45

 − 0.13

0.259

1.10

1.90

0.93

2.08

 − 0.17

0.434

t2

0.42

0.42

0.69

0.54

0.27

0.050

0.45

0.45

0.58

0.48

0.13

0.281

0.73

1.02

1.00

1.90

0.27

0.372

t3

0.35

0.42

0.74

0.48

0.39

0.010

0.43

0.42

0.56

0.45

0.13

0.198

0.66

1.10

0.71

1.50

0.04

0.500

t4

0.31

0.43

0.56

0.43

0.25

0.039

0.36

0.42

0.47

0.35

0.11

0.189

0.80

1.40

0.93

1.70

0.13

0.458

p-value#

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

   

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

   

0.035

 

0.085

   
  1. Intergroup differences at each time-point, and intra-group differences at different time-points are reported. Delta represents the value of study group minus the value of control group
  2. PI Plaque Index; GI Gingival Index; WSL White Spot Lesions; SD Standard Deviation
  3. Statistically significant p-values are reported in bold
  4. #Cochran’s Q-test; *Student’s t-test
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