Comparative effectiveness of Propolis with chlorhexidine mouthwash on gingivitis – a randomized controlled clinical study

Table 2 Comparison of mean PI and GI at baseline and after 3 weeks for PR, CH and PL groups (within and between groups)

Variables	Timepoint (n)	Groups									One-way ANOVA (p-value)
		PR			CH			PL			One-way ANOVA (p-value)
		Mean ± SD	Mean differeence 95%CI	p-value	Mean ± SD	Mean differeence 95%CI	p-value	Mean ± SD	Mean differeence 95%CI	p-value
PI	Baseline (45)	1.37 ± 0.27	0.64 (0.537, 0.743)	0.001*^a	1.35 ± 0.28	0.41 (0.303, 0.509)	0.001*^a	1.30 ± 0.24	0.05 (0.003, 0.105)	0.038*^a	0.414^b
PI	3 weeks (45)	0.7 ± 3 0.25	0.64 (0.537, 0.743)	0.001*^a	0.90 ± 0.17	0.41 (0.303, 0.509)	0.001*^a	1.24 ± 0.24	0.05 (0.003, 0.105)	0.038*^a	0.001*^b
GI	Baseline (45)	1.31 ± 0.24	0.66 (0.575, 0.748)	0.001*^a	1.30 ± 0.25	0.39 (0.287, 0.500)	0.001*^a	1.24 ± 0.18	0.09 (0.036, 0.146)	0.002*^a	0.274^b
GI	3 weeks (45)	0.65 ± 0.26	0.66 (0.575, 0.748)	0.001*^a	0.90 ± 0.20	0.39 (0.287, 0.500)	0.001*^a	1.15 ± 0.24	0.09 (0.036, 0.146)	0.002*^a	0.001*^b

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