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Table 1 Mean values and standart derivations of study parameters halitosis (quantitative analysis of VSC volume), probing depth, clinical attachment level, plaque index and bleeding on probing on pre-treatment (baseline), 1st month, 3rd month and 6th month follow-up periods
| Follow-up Time Points | Halitosis (ppb) | Probing depth (PD)(mm) | Clinical atachment Level (CAL)(mm) | Plaque index (PI) | Bleeding on probing (BOP)(per cent) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Group 2 | P* | Group 1 | Group 2 | P* | Group 1 | Study | P* | Group 1 | Group 2 | P* | Group 1 | Group 2 | P* | |
| Baseline values, mean (SD) | 89.7 (13.9) | 88.2 (15.2) | 0,58 | 5.3 (1.8) | 5.3 (1.8) | 0,91 | 2.9 (0.4) | 2.9 (0.6) | 0,65 | 2.5 (0.5) | 2.4 (0.5) | 0,37 | 77.7 (7.4) | 75.1 (7.2) | 0,12 |
| 1 months, mean (SD) | 63.8 (7.3) | 60.6 (8.8) | 0.10 | 2.7 (0.4) | 2.3 (0.8) | <0.05 | 2.0 (0.2) | 2.0 (0.5) | 0.06 | 1.9 (0.4) | 1.8 (0.4) | 0.75 | 48.5 (7.7) | 48.5 (9.4) | 0.93 |
| 3 months, mean (SD) | 69.2 (8.7) | 54.4 (8.8) | <0.001 | 2.3 (0.6) | 2.2 (0.6) | 0.78 | 1.8 (0.4) | 1.8 (0.7) | 0.76 | 1.7 (0.4) | 1.6 (0.4) | 0.57 | 47.9(6.6) | 40.7 (11.0) | <0.05 |
| 6 months, mean (SD) | 68.8 (10.2) | 57.1 (12.2) | <0.05 | 2.1 (0.6) | 1.9 (0.7) | 0.13 | 1.9 (0.4) | 1.8 (0.5) | 0.20 | 1.5(0.5) | 1.5 (0.5) | 0.71 | 41.6 (8.6) | 37.8 (7.7) | <0.05 |
| P** | <0.01 | <0.01 | - | <0.01 | <0.01 | - | <0.01 | <0.01 | - | <0.01 | <0.01 | - | <0.01 | <0.01 | - |
