| Parameter | Brushing groups |
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| Control (Group B and D) | Intervention (Group A and C) | p-value | ||
| N | 23 | 25 |
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| Age, mean (SD) | 24.91 (±7.15) | 23.68 (±5.09) | 0.50 | |
| Gender (male/female) | 4/19 | 2/23 |
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| Baseline data full mouth (excluding 3rd molars) |
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| - PI 0 - 3, mean (SD) | 0.49 (±0.17) | 0.58 (±0.27) | 0.19 | |
| - GI 0 - 3, mean (SD) | 0.65 (±0.22) | 0.67 (±0.23) | 0.67 | |
| - BOP (%), mean (SD) | 46.6 (±12.8) | 52.1 (±14.7) | 0.19 | |
| - number of sites with PD ≥ 4 mm | 3.74 | 3.08 |
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| - number of sites with PD ≥ 6mm | 0.22 | 0.04 |
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