|
Baseline
|
6 months
|
Pvalue
|
---|
Median
|
Interquartile range
|
Median
|
Interquartile range
|
---|
Plaque index
|
SW
|
Maxilla
|
0.33
|
1
|
0.66
|
1
|
0.16
|
Mandible
|
0.33
|
1
|
0.91
|
1
|
0.077
|
FRC
|
Maxilla
|
0.0
|
1
|
1.66
|
1
|
0.003*
|
Mandible
|
0.91
|
1
|
2.0
|
0
|
0.001*
|
Gingival index
|
SW
|
Maxilla
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.83
|
1
|
0.01*
|
Mandible
|
0.16
|
1
|
0.41
|
1
|
0.56
|
FRC
|
Maxilla
|
0.5
|
1
|
1.0
|
1
|
0.032*
|
Mandible
|
0.33
|
2
|
1.0
|
1
|
0.021*
|
Calculus index
|
SW
|
Maxilla
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
1
|
Mandible
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.042*
|
FRC
|
Maxilla
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.15
|
Mandible
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.33
|
0
|
0.018*
|
Bleeding on probing
|
SW
|
Maxilla
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.5
|
1
|
0.045*
|
Mandible
|
0.0
|
1
|
0.33
|
1
|
0.16
|
FRC
|
Maxilla
|
0.16
|
0
|
0.5
|
1
|
0.044*
|
Mandible
|
0.0
|
1
|
0.66
|
1
|
0.025*
|
- SW, spiral wire group; FRC, fiber-reinforced composite group.
- *, statistically significant.