Baseline | 3 months | 6 months | |
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Plaque Index | |||
Control group | 0.88 ± 0.03 | 0.26 ± 0.06a | 0.26 ± 0.05a |
Experimental group | 0.81 ± 0.06 | 0.35 ± 0.03a | 0.37 ± 0.04a |
Gingival Bleeding Index | |||
Control group | 0.59 ± 0.05 | 0.32 ± 0.04a | 0.33 ± 0.05a |
Experimental group | 0.61 ± 0.05 | 0.26 ± 0.04a | 0.32 ± 0.04a |
aStatistically significant difference from baseline (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test, P < 0.05). |