Table 1 Differences in blood and salivary nitrate, nitrite, and antioxidant status between the bioactive-infused mouth rinse group and the chlorhexidine mouth rinse group at week one.

17.82 ± 2.23^a

0.77 ± 0.42^b

0.10 ± 0.02^a

0.12 ± 0.024^a

17.63 ± 3.62^a

2.18 ± 0.73^b

0.44 ± 0.12^a

0.07 ± 0.02^b

478.82 ± 29.46^a

405.63 ± 9.31^b

646.84 ± 78.44^a

439.56 ± 26.78^b

1125.66 ± 86.55^a

845.19 ± 27.47^b

229.66 ± 67.21^a

194.92 ± 48.63^a

161.99 ± 27.00^a

192.51 ± 55.96^a

391.65 ± 91.59^a

348.69 ± 98.08^a

0.19 ± 0.0008^a

0.19 ± 0.004^a

0.23 ± 0.003^a

0.23 ± 0.004^a