Table 2 The effects of plaque level and severity of gingivitis using S. persica-based oral hygiene tools and standard toothbrush on different tooth positions
Variables | Timepoint | Groups | p-value*b (anterior teeth) | p-value*b (posterior teeth) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MTB | MCS | STB | |||||||
Anterior | Posterior | Anterior | Posterior | Anterior | Posterior | ||||
Plaque Index (Mean ± SD) | T0 | 0.07 ± .02 | 0.11 ± .06 | 0.04 ± .02 | 0.09 ± .04 | 0.05 ± .03 | 0.08 ± .04 | MTB vs MCS: 0.376 MTB vs STB: 0.819 MCS vs STB: 0.525 | MTB vs MCS: 0.551 MTB vs STB: 0.425 MCS vs STB: 0.768 |
T1 | 0.07 ± .03 | 0.10 ± .05 | 0.03 ± .02 | 0.09 ± .04 | 0.04 ± .02 | 0.07 ± .03 | |||
T2 | 0.03 ± .02 | 0.07 ± .03 | 0.02 ± .01 | 0.08 ± .03 | 0.03 ± .02 | 0.06 ± .03 | |||
Mean differenceâ–² | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | |||
p-value*a | 0.472 | 0.361 | 0.618 | ||||||
Periodontal Inflamed Surface Area (Mean ± SD) | T0 | 25.20 ± 14.01 | 53.59 ± 39.77 | 16.35 ± 10.03 | 53.86 ± 40.41 | 26.54 ± 8.64 | 42.88 ± 43.07 | MTB vs MCS: 0.046 MTB vs STB: 0.577 MCS vs STB: 0.041 | MTB vs MCS: 0.262 MTB vs STB: 0.794 MCS vs STB: 0.358 |
T1 | 19.81 ± 7.01 | 28.11 ± 25.33 | 9.09 ± 4.49 | 40.89 ± 30.92 | 7.02 ± 2.82 | 33.62 ± 20.14 | |||
T2 | 3.57 ± 1.19 | 14.56 ± 9.18 | 3.41 ± 1.14 | 15.01 ± 10.61 | 6.17 ± 0.86 | 10.96 ± 9.61 | |||
Mean differenceâ–² | 21.63 | 39.03 | 12.94 | 38.59 | 20.37 | 31.92 | |||
p-value*a | 0.223 | 0.037 | 0.594 | ||||||