Table 3 The effects of plaque level and severity of gingivitis using S. persica-based oral hygiene tools and standard toothbrush on different tooth surfaces
Variables | Timepoint | Groups | p-value*b (buccal surface) | p-value*b (palatal / lingual surface) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MTB | MCS | STB | |||||||
Buccal | Palatal / Lingual | Buccal | Palatal / Lingual | Buccal | Palatal / Lingual | ||||
Plaque Index (Mean ± SD) | T0 | 0.04 ± .03 | 0.14 ± .08 | 0.03 ± .02 | 0.10 ± .06 | 0.04 ± .03 | 0.09 ± .06 | MTB vs MCS: 0.824 MTB vs STB: 0.796 MCS vs STB: 0.885 | MTB vs MCS: 0.244 MTB vs STB: 0.481 MCS vs STB: 0.633 |
T1 | 0.03 ± .02 | 0.13 ± .08 | 0.02 ± .02 | 0.10 ± .05 | 0.02 ± .02 | 0.09 ± .05 | |||
T2 | 0.01 ± .02 | 0.08 ± .05 | 0.01 ± .01 | 0.09 ± .03 | 0.02 ± .02 | 0.06 ± .05 | |||
Mean differenceâ–² | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | |||
p-value*a | 0.504 | 0.862 | 0.781 | ||||||
Periodontal Inflamed Surface Area (Mean ± SD) | T0 | 18.97 ± 13.91 | 59.76 ± 39.92 | 14.92 ± 10.04 | 55.13 ± 39.36 | 19.80 ± 13.79 | 49.54 ± 26.54 | MTB vs MCS: 0.327 MTB vs STB: 0.719 MCS vs STB: 0.542 | MTB vs MCS: 0.486 MTB vs STB: 0.221 MCS vs STB: 0.538 |
T1 | 11.49 ± 6.17 | 36.29 ± 23.85 | 11.04 ± 6.90 | 38.72 ± 25.22 | 7.28 ± 3.88 | 33.19 ± 21.59 | |||
T2 | 3.89 ± 1.28 | 14.24 ± 9.65 | 3.29 ± 0.94 | 15.10 ± 9.83 | 5.62 ± 2.46 | 11.48 ± 6.11 | |||
Mean differenceâ–² | 15.08 | 45.52 | 11.63 | 40.03 | 14.18 | 38.06 | |||
p-value*a | 0.439 | 0.046 | 0.511 | ||||||