Time intervals | Mean difference ± SE | P value | 95% confidence interval | |||
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Lower bound | Upper bound | |||||
Plaque scores in experimental group | Baseline | 3 months | 0.71 ± 0.05 | < 0.001 | 0.60 | 0.82 |
6 months | 1.24 ± 0.05 | < 0.001 | 1.13 | 1.34 | ||
3 months | 6 months | 0.52 ± 0.05 | < 0.001 | 0.42 | 0.63 | |
Plaque scores in Control group | Baseline | 3 months | − 0.04 ± 0.05 | 0.36 | − 0.15 | 0.05 |
6 months | 0.101 ± 0.05 | 0.06 | − 0.006 | 0.20 | ||
3 months | 6 months | 0.073 ± 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.007 | 0.13 | |
Gingival scores in experimental group | Baseline | 3 months | 0.46 ± 0.02 | < 0.001 | 0.40 | 0.52 |
6 months | 0.53 ± 0.02 | < 0.001 | 0.48 | 0.59 | ||
3 months | 6 months | 0.07 ± 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.007 | 0.13 |