Table 4 Comparison of improvement (∆) in periodontal parameters (mean ± SD) at 4th week, 8th week, and 12th week between two groups

∆PI

0.49 ± 0.39

0.74 ± 0.44*

0.68 ± 0.47

0.78 ± 0.47

0.77 ± 0.44

0.90 ± 0.51

∆GI

0.29 ± 0.28

0.40 ± 0.25

0.47 ± 0.31

0.48 ± 0.24

0.58 ± 0.35

0.66 ± 0.30

∆BOP (%)

16.69 ± 15.84

25.88 ± 17.71*

27.75 ± 15.53

28.01 ± 17.15

31.68 ± 15.36

33.72 ± 17.18

∆PD (mm)

0.57 ± 0.39

0.61 ± 0.47

∆CAL (mm)

0.52 ± 0.38

0.56 ± 0.48

Labial

∆PI

0.54 ± 0.46

0.62 ± 0.50

0.71 ± 0.68

0.58 ± 0.44

0.77 ± 0.62

0.72 ± 0.50

∆GI

0.24 ± 0.34

0.40 ± 0.30*

0.43 ± 0.48

0.51 ± 0.38

0.55 ± 0.47

0.64 ± 0.38

∆BOP (%)

22.74 ± 30.55

30.18 ± 26.93

27.00 ± 32.46

31.11 ± 27.32

30.41 ± 27.64

34.07 ± 26.81

∆PD (mm)

0.53 ± 0.51

0.60 ± 0.44

∆CAL (mm)

0.47 ± 0.47

0.56 ± 0.43

Palatal

∆PI

0.55 ± 0.51

0.69 ± 0.47

0.63 ± 0.51

0.68 ± 0.59

0.80 ± 0.59

0.83 ± 0.56

∆GI

0.26 ± 0.46

0.38 ± 0.55

0.36 ± 0.43

0.54 ± 0.58

0.47 ± 0.46

0.84 ± 0.54*

∆BOP (%)

10.74 ± 27.56

23.52 ± 28.31

21.15 ± 20.47

25.93 ± 30.16

25.93 ± 19.15

33.52 ± 25.50

∆PD (mm)

0.41 ± 0.42

0.68 ± 0.57*

∆CAL (mm)

0.38 ± 0.40

0.67 ± 0.56

Labial

∆PI

0.68 ± 0.54

0.85 ± 0.56

0.86 ± 0.65

0.93 ± 0.60

0.95 ± 0.63

1.05 ± 0.62

∆GI

0.36 ± 0.54

0.32 ± 0.26

0.55 ± 0.51

0.34 ± 0.37

0.67 ± 0.54

0.52 ± 0.39

∆BOP (%)

27.78 ± 20.94

25.92 ± 25.83

35.37 ± 28.08

31.11 ± 26.33

43.70 ± 27.98

37.41 ± 25.43

∆PD (mm)

0.78 ± 0.65

0.69 ± 0.63

∆CAL (mm)

0.58 ± 0.58

0.60 ± 0.64

Lingual

∆PI

1.01 ± 0.69

1.05 ± 0.60

0.98 ± 0.79

0.98 ± 0.50

1.17 ± 0.82

1.22 ± 0.53

∆GI

0.53 ± 0.56

0.61 ± 0.50

0.69 ± 0.59

0.62 ± 0.62

0.81 ± 0.57

0.90 ± 0.48

∆BOP (%)

16.85 ± 37.24

31.11 ± 28.28

36.67 ± 25.92

37.04 ± 30.30

38.52 ± 24.19

43.15 ± 29.71

∆PD (mm)

0.50 ± 0.46

0.47 ± 0.39

∆CAL (mm)

0.45 ± 0.46

0.39 ± 0.42

Buccal

∆PI

0.40 ± 0.47

0.79 ± 0.54*

0.64 ± 0.47

0.80 ± 0.57

0.71 ± 0.45

0.91 ± 0.61

∆GI

0.25 ± 0.38

0.44 ± 0.30*

0.45 ± 0.40

0.50 ± 0.33

0.59 ± 0.43

0.69 ± 0.31

∆BOP (%)

16.47 ± 21.68

34.20 ± 20.55*

31.69 ± 25.73

35.12 ± 22.75

35.08 ± 23.93

41.75 ± 20.47

∆PD (mm)

0.53 ± 0.34

0.60 ± 0.45

∆CAL (mm)

0.51 ± 0.32

0.55 ± 0.47

Palatal

∆PI

0.34 ± 0.40

0.53 ± 0.55

0.65 ± 0.52

0.64 ± 0.58

0.78 ± 0.48

0.82 ± 0.57

∆GI

0.19 ± 0.39

0.36 ± 0.44*

0.32 ± 0.34

0.40 ± 0.49

0.45 ± 0.41

0.73 ± 0.36*

∆BOP (%)

7.87 ± 28.89

20.07 ± 23.00

18.67 ± 18.14

23.20 ± 20.38

25.08 ± 20.54

29.60 ± 22.51

∆PD (mm)

0.53 ± 0.47

0.65 ± 0.62

∆CAL (mm)

0.46 ± 0.53

0.61 ± 0.61

Buccal

∆PI

0.34 ± 0.45

0.64 ± 0.51*

0.53 ± 0.48

0.79 ± 0.66

0.60 ± 0.52

0.80 ± 0.67

∆GI

0.27 ± 0.32

0.32 ± 0.29

0.45 ± 0.44

0.43 ± 0.29

0.54 ± 0.46

0.56 ± 0.38

∆BOP (%)

21.57 ± 28.24

19.74 ± 22.52

26.71 ± 25.49

20.65 ± 23.80

30.55 ± 27.95

22.72 ± 26.81

∆PD (mm)

0.64 ± 0.50

0.52 ± 0.56

∆CAL (mm)

0.60 ± 0.47

0.45 ± 0.67

Lingual

∆PI

0.63 ± 0.63

0.88 ± 0.65

0.87 ± 0.56

0.95 ± 0.65

1.00 ± 0.68

1.19 ± 0.68

∆GI

0.36 ± 0.39

0.53 ± 0.51

0.50 ± 0.42

0.53 ± 0.49

0.57 ± 0.47

0.70 ± 0.44

∆BOP (%)

12.02 ± 32.59

23.77 ± 29.01

26.40 ± 22.92

24.33 ± 29.48

26.84 ± 21.11

30.06 ± 26.73

∆PD (mm)

0.67 ± 0.62

0.65 ± 0.71

∆CAL (mm)

0.65 ± 0.61

0.64 ± 0.71