Table 2 Comparison of maxillary periodontal parameters in experimental groups according to different treatment periods
From: Comparison of piezocision and discision methods in orthodontic treatment
Variables | T0 | P | T1 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PPD | ||||
Discision + orthodontic treatment | 2.08 (1.96) | .688* | 2.21 (0.18) | .480* |
Piezocision + orthodontic treatment | 2.11 (0.18) | 2.28 (0.24) | ||
BOP | ||||
Discision + orthodontic treatment | 5.69 (5.07) | .321* | 3.18 (3.82) | .148** |
Piezocision + orthodontic treatment | 8.39 (7.11) | 6.70 (5.72) | ||
Plaque index | ||||
Discision + orthodontic treatment | 0.62 (0.32) | .536* | 0.44 (0.22) | .434* |
Piezocision + orthodontic treatment | 0.71 (0.34) | 0.54 (0.34) | ||
Gingival index | ||||
Discision + orthodontic treatment | 0.41 (0.56) | .164** | 0.42 (0.80) | .474** |
Piezocision + orthodontic treatment | 0.56 (0.38) | 0.48 (0.48) | ||